Staggeringly, by the age of starting primary school, students at Dubai’s brilliant Masterminds Nursery & Kindergarten can read, write and speak independently in not just English, but French and Arabic too.

The littlest of learners at this nursery in the heart of Jumeirah have highly experienced British teachers, home-cooked super-nutritious lunches created by their very own in-house chef and numbers capped to just twelve students per class. They undeniably live up to their name of being junior Masterminds!

3, 4, and 5-year-olds learn together to recognise quantities up to 100, perform instant calculations and solve problem sets that you wouldn’t think is even possible at that age. With enviable encyclopaedic knowledge ranging from science, inventions, countries and cultures, to history, animals, (and a whole lot more in between), these little geniuses can recognise (and appreciate) art masterpieces, authors, classic poetry and swim, run and perform gymnastics – often well beyond their years.

Whilst this approach might not be every parent’s cup of tea, this unique offering will come as welcome news for parents in Dubai who recognise that a structured early years education is critical to set foundations for life. They will feel a strong sense of knowing if it’s right for their child when they observe the other children in Masterminds Nursery & Kindergarten classes and they’ll most likely want to push the same academic boundaries and future opportunities, especially when it comes to languages.

You will have heard the saying “Children are like sponges”, and therefore it will be of no surprise to learn that the early years are the most critical period for a child’s intellectual, physical and social development. Masterminds Nursery & Kindergarteny gets children started on the ladder for learning with babies from 18 months old right through to 6-year-olds at their modern, and bright nursery opposite Burj Al Arab.

They’re on a mission based on the fact that children are more adept to learning than anything else during those first 6 years of life and that’s why you’ll see that their students would rather learn than do anything else – (as long as it’s at the right pace and fun of course!) Laughing whilst doing yoga, exploring the world through role play, and playing the violin (and understanding musical compositions no less) are some of Masterminds Nursery & Kindergarten‘s students favourite activities.

The inspiration for Masterminds Nursery & Kindergarten was conceived by it’s founder Tania Siddiqi when she considered the educational options that existed for her daughter, Athena. Like every parent, she wanted to provide her child with the best she could and her own biggest frustration was that she was doing some great enrichment programmes with Athena at home and felt her daughter was spending the best hours of her day at a Nursery which was good, but simply not equipped to stimulate her enough to what she knew to be her potential.

This triggered a global quest for Tania to find the most pioneering thinking in early childhood development and after researching numerous options all over the world, she finally came across a globally renowned institute created by Nobel prize laureates that had been a pioneer in early childhood development for over 60 years.

After walking the grounds of their school and seeing a whole host of amazing, happy and kind 3, 4, and 5 year olds, (all of whom blew her away with their abilities and a love of learning that she had never seen before), she knew instantly that she had discovered something quite extraordinary and immediately set to partner with them to bring this one-of-a-kind concept to the UAE.

Tania is one of the most passionate educators there could be with a firm belief that children only have one childhood and so she’s out to make it the best it can possibly be! That’s why you’ll often see a look of sheer joy and pride when children feel like they’ve accomplished something, and when they’re not busy amazing everyone in the classroom, they’re outside running around being those same well-rounded, fun-loving children.

The Masterminds Nursery & Kindergarten campus isn’t what you would typically find in any other nursery either; Their fabulous building has been themed after the likes of Vincent Van Gogh, The Wright Brothers, Shakespeare, and Thomas Edison – and even they have an outdoor area that mirrors village shops. Every piece of furniture has been custom designed to fit each theme and we love the fact that they’ve also integrated the intellectual, physical and social programmes all under one roof meaning there’s no need for chasing around Dubai for all those extracurricular clubs after Nursery.

Specialist teachers exist for each discipline and all of their programmes are conducted with smaller sub-groups with a maximum of 4 – 6 students with ample individual attention for each child. Every staff member has been trained to understand the personality characteristics and preferences of each child and cater to every programme and activity to be ideally suited for them.

One universal truth that unites us all is that we all want the very best for our children, whatever that is, and to be able to give them opportunities even far beyond what we ever had ourselves. It’s true that there’s no replacement for the value of life experiences, but we can ensure all that we equip our children with everything they need to go through them with courage, confidence and the capability to try their best.

For more info see Mastermind Nursery & Kindergarten’s website or email info@masterminds.ae or call +971 56 4430695 to see for yourself.

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