Calendar
Term Dates for Academic Year 2019-2020
We are open all year except public holidays, 24th/25th December and 4 essential nursery maintenance days.
| Term 1 – AUTUMN TERM 2019 | |
| Thursday 29th August – Staff Professional Training (Limited childcare spaces available) |
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| Sunday 1st September – Hijiri New Year Nursery Closed* | |
| Autumn Term Begins
(Staggered entry settling sessions for new children) |
Monday 2rd September |
| Half Term Holiday – EYFS Care Available | Sunday 20th – Thursday 24th October |
| Public Holiday – Nursery Closure*
Commemoration Day/National Day |
Saturday 30th November – Tuesday 3rd December |
| Autumn Term Ends | Thursday 12th December |
| Winter Holiday – EYFS Care Available | Week 1: 15th – 19th December – 7 am – 6 pm
Week 2: 22nd/23rd December – 7 am – 6 pm Nursery Closed 24th/25th December Nursery Maintenance Day 1 – Thursday 26th December Week 3: 29th/30th – 7 am – 6 pm Tuesday 31st December – 7 am – 3:30 pm – Early Closure for all |
| Public Holiday – Nursery Closure | Wednesday 1st January |
| Term 2 – SPRING TERM 2020 | |
| Staff Professional Development Training
(Limited childcare spaces available) |
Thursday 2nd January |
| Winter Term Begins | Sunday 5th January |
| Half Term Holiday – EYFS Care Available | Sunday 16th – Wednesday 20th February
Nursery Maintenance Day 2 – Thursday 21st February |
| Israa Wal Miraaj* TBC | Sunday 22nd March |
| Spring Term Ends | Thursday 26th March |
| Spring Holiday – EYFS Care Available | Sunday 29th March – Thursday 9th April |
| Term 3 – SUMMER TERM 2020 | |
| Nursery Maintenance Day 3 | Sunday 11th April |
| Summer Term Begins | Monday 12th April |
| Ramadan* TBC | Friday 24th April – Shorter hours will apply as per UAE Law |
| Public Holiday – Nursery Closure*
Eid Al Fitr |
Approx. Sunday 24th – Tuesday 26th May * |
| Summer Term Ends | Thursday 2nd July |
| Summer Holiday – EYFS Care Available | Sunday 3rd July – September(TBC) |
| Public Holiday – Nursery Closure*
Eid al-Adha TBC |
Thursday 30th July – Monday 3rd August
Maintenance Day 4 – Tuesday 4th August |
*N.B. Islamic/UAE holidays are subject to change. We can be given only short notice.
N.B. We are governed by MOE and Islamic/UAE holidays can be subject to change and their jurisdiction.
Priority for spaces outside of term time is given to our children on our 12 month nursery prgram.
