Little Land Nursery Dubai

Little Land Nursery Dubai Little Land Nursery, No.1 Global Setting of the Year, 2025, accredited Montessori & EYFS 30 years of excellence. Excellent Parent workshops.

We welcome 15m–5y (FS2) in a safe, screen-free, English, Arabic, Spanish and Mandarin. Voted Best ELC UAE 2022 🏆 The nursery section at Little Land is for children under 2 1/2 years and is staffed by N.N.E.B./EYFS qualified teachers. The children are taught in a traditional nursery environment, with a schedule that includes play with traditional toys such as construction Duplo, stickle bricks, puz

zles, cars and trains as well as introducing crafts such as play dough, painting and coloring (freestyle). More physical activities include sand and water play, music and movement, brain gym and exploration of the environment,

The Montessori section is for children who are over 2 1/2 years old in September of the academic year. Montessori is a system of Nursery, Primary and Secondary education devised by Dr. Maria Montessori in the 1950s. She developed a series of equipment and a method of teaching to maximize each child's physical and psychological potential at any stage of their development. In the class, the children are encouraged to complete activities once started and to take responsibility for their classroom. This is done in a fun and child-friendly way. The Montessori classroom is divided into six areas: art, practical life, sensorial, language, mathematics and culture, which includes, geography, nature and science. All of our teachers have either Early Years or Montessori teaching qualifications and our assistant teachers are also encouraged to study nursery teaching methods. We are proactive in providing continuing education for all our staff, either by hosting courses at the nursery or facilitating staff to attend recognized study days. Our vision is to provide an environment that fosters a child's self confidence, independence and full potential; creating and developing the leaders of tomorrow.

30/08/2026

Your child’s first day starts with you.

Starting nursery or returning after a long break can bring all the emotions, for children and for us as parents.

One of the most helpful things to remember is that young children often borrow our emotional regulation. Before they can fully calm and reassure themselves, they look to the trusted adults around them for cues: Am I safe? Is this okay? Can I manage this?

So on that first morning:

Keep your words simple and confident.
Try not to make the goodbye too long.
Acknowledge their feelings without trying to make them disappear.
Remind them that you will come back.
And even if you’re feeling emotional too, let them borrow your calm.

Our job, as the adults around them, is to hold that feeling with confidence and help them discover: I can do this. I am safe here. My parents always comes back.

And remember, settling is not something we expect a child to do alone. It’s something families and educators navigate together.

29/08/2026

When choosing a nursery, one of the most important questions to ask is: who will be looking after my child?

A beautiful environment matters. The philosophy matters. But the people your child will build relationships with every day matter enormously.

We would love you to meet some of the people behind Little Land, and learn a little more about why they do what they do.

Why did they choose early childhood?
What drew them to Montessori?
What do they believe children really need during these important early years?
And why did they choose Little Land?

Because when you’re choosing a nursery, you’re also choosing the people who will comfort your child, encourage their independence, notice the little things and help shape how they experience their early years.

28/08/2026

The way we speak to children matters. And the way we listen matters even more.

Training at Little Land isn’t simply about learning what to do. It’s about continually deepening our understanding of children, their development, their emotions, their behaviour and the messages they may not yet have the words to express.

As part of our team training, we explored the principles behind How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, looking closely at how the language we use can build connection, cooperation and trust.

Because when we understand why a child is behaving in a certain way, we can respond differently.

We can listen before correcting.
Connect before directing.
And give children the respect of feeling truly heard.

Great educators never stop learning, because understanding children more deeply changes how we show up for them every day.

26/08/2026

Our second Mandarin session

Children learn language most naturally when it becomes part of their everyday world, hearing familiar words and phrases repeated through play, routines, songs and meaningful moments throughout the day.

At Little Land, Mandarin isn’t only something that happens during a “lesson”. We create opportunities for children to hear, use and enjoy the language naturally, building familiarity and confidence over time.

24/08/2026

What makes something Montessori?

It’s a question we are asked from time to time, particularly when someone spots something in our environment that isn’t a traditional piece of Montessori equipment.

But Montessori was never simply about the equipment.

It is a philosophy. A way of seeing the child.

Yes, our Montessori materials are important, but I am far more interested in what is happening around them.

Is the child choosing their own work? Are they concentrating? Repeating something until they have mastered it? Are we giving them time to solve a problem without immediately stepping in?

Sometimes a resource might not be “100% Montessori” in the traditional sense, but the experience a child is having with it can absolutely reflect our Montessori philosophy.

For me, that matters far more than being able to say that everything on a shelf came from a Montessori catalogue

23/08/2026

Snack time might not look like a language lesson… but that’s exactly why it works.

Children learn language best when the words have meaning in the moment.

At snack time we naturally repeat the same little phrases: Would you like more? Are you finished? Thank you.

When we introduce those same familiar words and phrases in Arabic, children already understand the context. They aren’t trying to memorise a list of vocabulary. They’re connecting a new language to something they know and do every day.

And because snack time happens again tomorrow… they hear it again.

Then again.

And one day, quite naturally, they begin to use it themselves.

Language learning doesn’t always need a special lesson. Sometimes the very best opportunities are already part of our day.

18/08/2026

Did you know we offer Mandarin classes at Little Land?

There is something wonderful about watching them listen to a completely different sound, have a go at repeating it and then, quite proudly, begin using the words themselves.

At this age, learning another language should be just that, enjoyable. Through songs, repetition, conversation and lots of opportunities to simply have a go.

And you can bring a little Mandarin into your home too:

Try one or two together this week. Don’t worry too much about getting it perfect, your little one may very quickly become the teacher! 🤍

17/08/2026

Sometimes I walk into a classroom and see a piece of Montessori equipment that is no longer quite as perfect as the day we bought it.

A little mark here. A scratch there. A corner that’s been well handled by hundreds of little hands.

And actually, I rather like that.

Because Montessori materials were never meant to sit beautifully on a shelf.

They are there to be touched. Carried. Explored. Repeated. Mastered. And sometimes dropped along the way.

Of course we care for our environment and teach children to respect the materials within it. But there is a difference between something being neglected and something being well loved and well used.

A perfectly untouched classroom might photograph beautifully.

But give me the material with the little signs of wear.

It tells me children have been here.

Learning. Practising. Concentrating. Doing the real work of childhood.

16/08/2026

I think sometimes, as adults, we forget just how capable children really are.

We see a struggle and instinctively want to help. A shoe that won’t quite go on. A jug that’s a little tricky to pour. A problem between friends that needs working out.

Of course, there are times when children need us to step in.

But there are also many times when what they need most is for us to step back.

To wait.

To give them another try.

To let them experience that wonderful moment of “I did it myself.”

The skill for us as adults is learning to know the difference.

When we step in too quickly, however well intentioned, we can take away an opportunity for a child to discover what they are capable of.

Our role isn’t to remove every struggle from childhood. It’s to be close enough to support when we’re needed, and confident enough in the child to step back when we’re not.

Children are capable.

Sometimes they just need us to give them the opportunity to show us.

10/08/2026

One of the lovely things about raising children in the UAE is just how many languages they hear around them every day.

At the supermarket, in the playground, at nursery, between friends… our children grow up hearing different ways of saying the very same thing.

And I think there is something quite important in that.

Learning another language isn’t only about vocabulary. Even a simple “hello”, “good morning” or “how are you?” is an introduction to another way of communicating with the people around us.

Children don’t need long lessons to begin. Often it starts with a word. Then a phrase. Then the confidence to actually use it.

So we’re starting a online Arabic series here at Little Land, sharing some of those simple, everyday phrases that children can hear, practise and use naturally.

First up… the greetings we use every day. 🇦🇪

We hope you’ll practise them at home too. You might be surprised how quickly your little one begins teaching you. 🤍

Address

Al Dassi Street Villa 11
Dubai

Opening Hours

Monday 07:30 - 14:00
Tuesday 07:30 - 14:00
Wednesday 07:30 - 14:00
Thursday 07:30 - 14:00
Sunday 07:30 - 14:00

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+97143944471

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