I am looking for a GOOD NURSERY
By Pam_in_Doha •
Hi,
I am a mum of 2yr/old baby girl and I am looking for a suitable nursery for her. Distance is not important for me as long as I know it is a good nursery. I noticed that there are many in Doha but I cant make a choice maybe because I have no criteria for selecting a good one. At the same time, it is almost impossible to visit all. By a good nursery, I mean a safe place with some sort of educative programs/plays for babies. I appreciate your suggestions and especially, if you sharewith me your own experiences.
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Hi,
i am a mother of 2and half year old daughter,working in magrabi center in doha(recently joined).am going to bring my child after 2 months.here nobody to look after her.my working time is from 8am-12noon and in evening 4pm-8.30pm.i need a good caring along with good teaching for my baby.is there any baby sitting facility like that near to LULU HYPERMARKET OR ALSAFEER HYPERMARKET in Doha.
Hopefully,
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Another comment, when you ask for safety features, make sure you see fire extinguishers installed on their spots and not removed. Make sure it has a centralized fire alarm system, handrails on the stairs, ....
Make sure the building has at least two-three exit doors
Even ask the staff if they can work with a fire extinguisher. Ask tricky questions such as what is PASS! Google it, if you don't know it. Having just a good system is not enough. They must be able to work with it.
Again don't be shy! and if they refrain to answer, then say good bye to them.
As a person who is working in one of the government sectors here in Qatar, I should say most (not all!) of the nurseries in Doha are considered purely for business and they sacrify the quality for more revenue generations. Unlike other western or european countries which the managers need to have appropriate education in the field to operate a nursery school, kindergarden, or even schools, it is not a requirment here in Qatar. In fact, ministry of social affair which is the regulatory department for nursery operations has not set this requirment and they never ask the managers to show appropriate experience track or education certificate for establishing such a premises. Thus, most of the nursery managers do not have solid background and mostly their area of expertise are business and neither childcare nor education. It is like a plumber who opens a hospital! Thus, even a certified nursery is not necessarily a good nursery too.
I strongly suggest you to:
1- visit some well-known nurseries in person, ask for meeting with the manager who is normally not there. Get an appoitment with her and meet her and ask fo her background. Even try to talk with some teachers as they must be educated too. As a mother, you know what you should ask.
2- Ask them about the safety features of the nursery. Do not rely on their answers. See those features.
3- Ask about their curriculum.
4- Finally, see if you like the toys and building.
Just dont be shy! They want to charge you a big money, right?
I personnaly tried some nurseries here in Doha for my son and I can suggest you some good ones like Starfish Lane, Kidz International Pre-school, Petit Pas as I found them appropriate but there are much more in the list. Let me know if you need more help.
Why can't you yourself care for your own one baby at home , my sister ?
Check out elder tree nursery in Hilal area (near the mall R/A - now signal).
For one year my son was there and our experience with them was superb.