ORA Nursery Of The Future

Follow children into the future

Ages

3 months to 5 years

Area

DIFC

Regulator

KHDA

Why Choose This Nursery

Own Zayed Early-Learning Framework curriculumNursery in DIFC, Dubai for ages 3 months-5 yearsKHDA-regulated, founded in 2018STEAM, coding, robotics and design-thinking focusEnrichment in Arabic, French, chess and moreGradual settling-in process for babies and toddlers

Overview

ORA Nursery Of The Future FZ-LLC is a KHDA-regulated nursery in DIFC, Dubai, welcoming children from three months to five years old. Founded in 2018, the nursery describes itself as a pioneer of future-conscious early years education, built around its own Zayed Early-Learning Framework (ZELF). As a nursery in DIFC, Dubai, ORA positions itself for families working in and around the financial centre who are looking for an early years setting that blends traditional early-childhood values with technology-rich, design-led learning experiences. The nursery's stated philosophy is that children should be prepared not for the world as it exists today, but for the world they will eventually lead, guiding its approach to curiosity-led exploration, leadership skills and wellbeing throughout the early years.

At a glance

Curriculum & Approach

Ages 3 months to 5 years

Campus & Facilities

ORA Nursery Of The Future is located in DIFC, Dubai, giving families in the financial district and surrounding areas access to a nursery in…

Care & Wellbeing

ORA follows a gradual orientation process for its youngest children, designed specifically to help each family's move from home to nursery…

Admissions

Prospective families are invited to book a tour of ORA Nursery Of The Future via the nursery's website to see the setting and learn more…

Curriculum & Approach

ORA's curriculum is built on its own Zayed Early-Learning Framework (ZELF), created to honour the UAE's founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The framework is organised around four pillars: Leadership Skills, Happiness & Positivity, Advanced Sciences, and Technology & Coding, intended to give children a broad foundation from their earliest years. Teaching is delivered through a design-thinking approach, encouraging children as young as three to break problems into manageable parts, experiment, and build empathy and teamwork through collaborative activities. Solution-focused, project-based learning is used to let children investigate real-world questions hands-on, while activities such as early 3D printing are used to build fine motor skills, spatial awareness and an early familiarity with technology and coding concepts. Alongside the core framework, children are introduced to STEAM projects, augmented reality and other digital tools, unplugged technology activities, and enrichment such as Arabic, French, karate, tennis, chess, mindfulness and financial literacy sessions. Children are also periodically exposed to the wider Area 71 innovation ecosystem through events and showcases, giving them a window onto robotics, sustainability and futuristic technology initiatives even though they do not attend Area 71 directly.

Ages & Programs

Age range: 3 months to 5 years

Babies· 3 - 12 months

Toddlers· 1 - 3 years

FS-1· 3 - 4 years

FS-2· 4 - 5 years

ORA organises its youngest cohort, Babies, for children aged three to twelve months, supported by a gradual orientation process designed to help each family's transition from home to nursery go smoothly. Toddlers, broadly covering children aged one to three years, follow flexible, child-initiated learning techniques in which educators and children learn together. FS-1, for children aged three to four years, draws on ideas from international early-childhood educators combined with ORA's own research into experiential teaching methods. FS-2, for four- to five-year-olds, balances fluid, curiosity-based learning with more structured, routine-based teaching time to help prepare children for the transition to school.