An Arabic-speaking teacher
A native speaker, specifically trained to work in a dual language environment, present for the whole day, not for a visit.
Award finalist Best Early Childhood Centre in the UAE, three years running
Fluent in Arabic and English by the age of five.
Future International Nursery sets new standards in bilingual early years education, for children from birth to six, in Dubai and Sharjah.
‘Hugely impressive and inspirational nursery school, in our view at least top 5 in the UAE for its language provision.’
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ISO/OHSAS
One of the only certified early years settings in the UAE
Independently reviewed, internationally certified, and inspected against the standards we hold ourselves to.
Nurturing Roots, Building Futures
Future International Nursery sets new standards in bilingual early years education.
Future International is a well-established ISO/OSAS certified early years setting. Its outstanding purposely-built eco-friendly facilities, combined with its international bilingual curriculum, offer a unique learning experience to children from 0 to 6 years.
Our unique dual language approach
Most nurseries have an Arabic teacher who visits. We have two teachers who stay.
Unlike many nurseries where the Arabic teacher is a visitor who joins a few times a week, and English and Arabic are taught in isolation, at FIN Arabic and English teachers spend the full day together, plan, and coordinate with each other.
An English-speaking teacher
Also a native speaker, planning the same themes, the same stories and the same routines alongside her Arabic counterpart.
Every day, children experience a combination of learning approaches: bilingual sessions where both teachers are present, focused Arabic sessions, and focused English sessions.
All concepts, stories, themes and routines are reinforced equally in both languages, so neither language is ever the ‘other’ one.
It conveys a powerful message about the value of both languages and, by extension, the cultures they represent.
By the age of five, our children move between Arabic and English without stopping to think about it.
Not translating. Not switching. Just speaking: to their teachers, to each other, and at home. Children who do not have Arabic at home develop real skill in the national language of the country they live in; children who do keep it, and take pride in it.
‘All lessons are run jointly by Arabic and English teachers, working closely together to jointly develop the curriculum. Every aspect of education is delivered identically in both languages. Children learn quickly and are inspired.’
SCHOOLS COMPARED REVIEW
What makes FIN, FIN
Six things we will not compromise on.
Dual Language Programme
Arabic and English teachers plan together and stay together, all day. Both languages belong to the classroom.
Roots For Life
Children learn about their faith and heritage, and are empowered to feel secure and take pride in their identity.
A Genuinely Happy and Safe Learning Environment
There can be no learning without connection. Our children love this place so much that parents drive past at weekends to prove we are closed.
Emphasis on Strong Executive Functions
Our guiding principle is simple: do not do for children what they can do by themselves.
Inspirational Teachers
A team from a variety of countries, all native speakers, specifically trained to work in a dual language environment.
Connecting With Nature
Unstructured outdoor play has holistic benefits. We are privileged to live near the seaside, with its endless learning opportunities.
A day at FIN
What your child actually does all day.
Children need to be physically engaged for at least three hours a day. We built the day, and the buildings, around that.
07:00
Arriving
Early Birds club opens before the nursery day begins, for families who need an earlier start.
08:00
Curiosity centres
Children enter engaging learning spaces filled with curiosity centres tailored to their interests, indoors and outdoors.
09:30
Story of the week
One story, experienced in English and in Arabic, in interactive reading sessions that build real back-and-forth conversation.
10:30
Outdoors
Each class has direct access to its own open space: running, ball play, the riding track, climbing, splash and water play.
11:30
Lunch, together
Child-sized utensils make it easier for children to serve themselves. Mealtimes extend social and language skills.
12:30
Pretend play
Our multipurpose role-play area becomes a supermarket, a clinic, a fire station, a newsroom, a vet clinic or a construction site.
13:00
Home time
Foundation 1 children attend 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, Monday to Friday. Afternoon care runs until 6:00 pm.
Every classroomopens directly onto its own outdoor play area.
Our facilities
A forest, a water park, and a mud kitchen. Inside a nursery.
Our facilities are not just ‘green’: every single space, indoors and outdoors, has been carefully planned so that the premises themselves participate in the educative process: the environment becomes the ‘third teacher’.
- Forest space and water stream
- Water park, with splash pool and swimming pool
- Organic planting areas with direct access from each class
- Mud kitchens, sand and water areas
- Indoor soft gym with a ball pool, obstacle courses and zipline
- A dedicated clinic with a licensed nurse
Where would my child go?
Find your child's group.
FIN offers a safe and stimulating early years education experience for children aged 1 month and above.
Infant
Our baby unit is planned around the needs of babies and infants at this crucial stage: its own sleeping area with award-winning SnuzPod cots, its own feeding area with a fully equipped pantry, a dedicated breastfeeding station, and its own outdoor play area directly accessible from the unit.
- Starting age
- 1 month minimum when joining
- Breastfeeding
- We are a baby friendly centre and support mothers who want to breastfeed.
- Spaces
- Two baby gyms for different stages of development.
Nursery
A spacious open space that allows children to move and explore freely, with an outstanding climbing and sliding indoor structure, a storytelling corner, a role play area, sensory and messy play, and small world construction.
- Starting age
- 24 months by 31 August. This can vary according to the readiness of the child.
- Languages
- An Arabic-speaking and an English-speaking teacher, every day.
- Outdoors
- Direct access to an open space from the classroom.
Pre-K
Ages three to five are when executive functions grow most dramatically. Classrooms are flexible learning spaces with sensory zones, construction and imagination areas, quiet corners and reading corners. Children are given the time and space to practise doing things for themselves.
- Starting age
- 3 years by 31 August
- Curriculum
- EYFS enriched with the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC).
- Enrichment
- Ballet, gymnastics, soccer, karate, art or percussion clubs.
KG 1
The final year with us, and the one where bilingual fluency shows. In accordance with Ministry of Education regulations, children entering KG must be four years of age before 31 December of the academic year.
- Starting age
- 4 years by 31 August; MoE cut-off 31 December.
- Hours
- 5 days per week, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
- Uniform
- Uniform is compulsory for KG children.
Health & safety
The question every parent asks first.
Future International Nursery is one of the only OHSAS and ISO certified early years settings in the UAE.
Each branch has a dedicated fully equipped clinic, with a full-time licensed nurse, and a visiting doctor who comes weekly to carry out regular check-ups.
Double gate entrances or card security, fenced outdoor areas, CCTV indoors and out, finger guards on doors, child safety locks on windows, and safe-fall flooring.
All food is prepared on site, to menus designed by our nutritionist. We do not use nuts in any item offered to the children.
How to enrol your child
Come and see it for yourself.
We recognise that the transition from home to nursery is a big step in every child's and parent's life. It starts with a visit. No commitment, just a look around.
Visit us
Book a tour of the Dubai or Sharjah branch and meet the teaching team.
Register
Complete the application form with a non-refundable registration fee of AED 500.
Settle in
A settling session, then shortened days at first, at your child's pace.
Transportation is available for all the age groups we cater for.