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Welcome to Kid’n Around Kindergarten, situated in the heart of Doha, Qatar. We are a purpose built kindergarten in the North Khalifa Area. We are very proud of our program and look forward to have your family become part of our kindergarten family.

Kid’n Around Kindergarten is a place where adults and children grow and learn together in a nurturing and creative environment. Our values reflect our belief that children learn best in a rich environment, that focuses on the interweaving of cognitive and creative ways of thinking and learning. Our staff is committed to working in partnership with you and your child to provide the highest quality early childhood experience.

Early childhood is a significant period in human development. It is the time when children begin to develop independence, initiative, decision-making abilities, creativity, early literacy and numeracy skills. During this stage children have the ability to learn and relate to others; developing communication skills and feelings of self-worth!

What young children learn during this time will have a major impact on successful learning experiences in school, personal growth and future participation in society. Young children begin all this important learning in a variety of environments—in their homes, day care programs and in the community.

Our Vision

The Kindergarten program reflects an understanding of child development principles.

These principles are embodied in the curriculum design and the general learning environment.

The instructional delivery is organized around learning centres, where opportunities are provided for children to acquire skills and concepts such as: problem-solving, decision-making, questioning, evaluating, and discovering.

Our goals at Kid'n Around Kindergarten are:

1. To help the child develop a positive self image.
2. To help the child achieve intellectual growth.
3. To help the child enlarge his/her world of people, experiences and ideas.
4. To help the child increase competence and skills in listening, thinking, and speaking.
5. To help the child increase physical coordination skills.
6. To help the child deal with social and emotional situations.
7. To help the child increase his/her level of independence and self-direction.
8. To help the child develop trusting relationships.
9. To help the child develop his/her natural curiosity and creative potential.

Our Program

1. Comuunication, Language & Literacy
2. Problem Solving, Reasoning & Numeracy
3. Personal, Social & Emotional Development
4. Physical Development
5. Knowledge & Understanding of the World
6. Creative Development

Registeration

Policy Statement

The Kid’n Around Kindergarten will facilitate an annual kindergarten registration process during the month of April in each calendar year. To be eligible for registration, children must be three years of age on or before August 31st of the same calendar year.

Registration and Admission Policies

Kid’n Around Kindergarten does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, colour, nationality or ethnic origin in admissions or hiring of staff.

Admission Philosophy

Acceptance will be based on the following:

1. Space Availabitly:

Kid’n Around Kindergarten maintains a maximum of 18 children per class.

2. Appropriateness of Program:

We will consider each child’s individual needs and confirm that they can be met within our current educational program.

3. Admission Age:

Children must be the following age:

Pre-School – 3 yrs

Reception – 4 yrs

Admission Criteria

To maintain an acceptable class size, it may be necessary to limit enrolment. When this is the case, the following priority is applied in accepting children:

1. Returning students.

2. Siblings of currently enrolled and returning students.

If enrollment requests exceed availability, the following additional criteria will apply:

For Pre-School and Reception: The oldest students based on birth date will receive priority

Admission Requirements

Registration forms must be completed in full by the parent or the legal guardian.

Pertinent records must be provided:

1. Birth certificate/Passport copy
2. Vaccination records
3. 2 Recent passport photographs
4. Copy of father's ID

The Kindergarten has the right to refuse admission to any child with special emotional, disciplinary or educational needs that indicate the school can not serve the child.

All students must be independent with their toilet needs.

Admission

Registration forms must be completed in full by parent or legal guardian.

Pertinent records must be provided:

1. Birth certificate/Copy of passport & ID
2. Vaccination records
3. 2 recent passport photographs
4. Copy of Father's ID & Passport
5. Copy of Mother's ID & Passport

The Kindergarten has the right to refuse admission to any child with special emotional, disciplinary or educational needs that indicate the kindergarten cannot serve the child.

All children must be independent with their toilet needs.