Determining the obligations of schools and childhood centers to implement the “Arab” education policy in Dubai

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai has identified the obligations of early childhood centers and Dubai Private Schools to implement the Arabic language education policy in early childhood.

She stated on its website that policy bears schools and childhood centers responsible for providing an effective educational program, based on a methodology based on play, exploration and sensory experiences, to instill the love of the Arabic language in the hearts of children. She called for adhering to the educational guidelines that she issues about curriculum design, and to provide qualified and passionate teachers in teaching the Arabic language to be allocated to them at least a third of the weekly time to interact with children through enjoyable and popular activities.

The authority’s statistics showed that the total number of male and female students in private schools in Dubai is 387 thousand and 441 male and female students, compared to 27 thousand and 284 male and female teachers.

The number of early childhood centers in Dubai is 274, of which 25 new centers are studying 27,490 children.

She stated that politics targets all educational institutions licensed by the authority, with the aim of instilling the love of Arabic language in children at an early age, and enhancing their linguistic and cultural skills in a multi -language educational environment.

The implementation of the first phase of policy is scheduled to start next September (April 2026 for schools with the academic calendar April – March).

And she continued: «This stage includes children between the ages of 4 and 6 years, that is, pre -primary education. The results of the first stage will be held after two years, to be built on its outputs to determine the mechanisms of implementing the subsequent stages.

She pointed out that the policy targets all children registered in private schools and early childhood centers in Dubai from Arabic and non -speaking native speakers, ensuring its consolidation is a basic and cultural language, as well as supporting linguistic pluralism in the educational community.

Despite the adoption of the policy, the Knowledge Authority has not launched after the unified mechanisms and controls to implement it within private schools and early childhood centers in Dubai, due to the variation of the approved linguistic models and the diversity of curricula and population composition of learners.

The commission stressed that it is working to align educational guidelines with the nature of each curriculum, provided that there are clear and specific expectations that are applied to all institutions, taking into account the distinction between the requirements of Arabic speakers and others.

The body will also grant flexibility for schools and centers to choose the appropriate educational methods that achieve the desired goals of politics, while preserving the privacy of each institution and the nature of its educational audience.

She explained that the policy is based on modern educational foundations in teaching the language for children, as it confirms that children are learning effectively through open conversations and asking questions, as well as stories, imaginative play, sensory experiences, and pictures, which are attractive and effective elements in language education.

The foundations of politics included that the interaction between the child, his parents and his peers supports linguistic and social development, and that repeated listening to the sound Arabic language enhances the child’s acquisition of its rules automatically.

The Authority obliged educational institutions with the current requirements for employing teachers, according to what is published on its official website, with a recommendation to appoint teachers who are good at speaking in classical Arabic fluently, because of this great impact on the child’s acquisition correctly and smoothly.

She explained that the policy focuses on achieving a set of integrated goals, the most prominent of which is the promotion of the acquisition of the Arabic language for all children, especially Emiratis, and the design of effective programs that meet the aspirations of children, parents, teachers, and educational leaders.

It also raises the quality of educational curricula in a way that supports linguistic pluralism and cultural growth, enabling non -Arabic speakers to gain, developing their skills as international citizens, achieving harmony with Dubai Education Strategy 2033, and relevant educational policies.