Preschool or Kindergarten options in Doha

There are several good nursery schools with English as the primary language around Doha. My son when he was preschool age attended Mulberry Bush and then Doha English Speaking Kindergarten. A good friend of mine owned and ran these places but I don't think she still has Mulberry Bush. DESK was good though, my son enjoyed getting out of the house and making his own friends there. It's been a few years so I don't know about any of the teachers, etc that might still be there, or if my friend Louise Al Jaidah still owns the place, but you can call and find out. Good luck!

My youngest daughter goes to Tots Corner nursery, which is very good. It is friendly and well-run and they do nice creative stuff with the children. They also have a lovely garden to play in, when it is cool enough.

go and have a look in Busy Bees down salwa road ... my friend Nadene own the place.

Any mom here with 4 yrs old boy and similar age???

Novita thanks for the help. Long queue is concerning. I shall try to get in touch with the schools directly.

Stephanie ... I think u meant CESK instead of DESK. Central English Speaking Kindergarden. My son went to that nursery for 2 yrs before he started at DESS.

Yes I was happy with the school, by the time he left CESK he knows his number, alpabhet, simple arabic and writing letters. Not bad hey?

Hola Amaya,

No I haven't heard...sorry. Perhaps the embassy will have the info. Have you tried to call them?

Life only can be understood backwards, but must be live forward.

Hi Amaya ... i guess you are the same Amaya in expatwoman.com :-)

Are the kids in safe in Qatar that are from other countries. You hear stories of kids being kidnapped. Hate to bring it up but these days nothing is truly safe not even here in the US. Just a fearful mom.

Probably as safe as anywhere in the world.

A reletive of mine took her child to the Mulburry Bush and she was very happy.....
This is off topic but Amal kamel is a familiar name to me....i had a peek in your profile and i see that you are Egyptian...I knew a Amal Kamel who lived in Nasr City......lol I know, I know Egypt is vast....Needle in a haystack!!! You just reminded me of home..lili.

Unfortunatly i don't....People with kids in the ELS( Egyptian language school) obviously are in touch with the Egytian community here through the school and the embassy............fridays in city center, especially carrefour is a great Egyptian hang out.....u know our obssession with malls and crowded areas....lol.lili.

Hi all,

we are a couple with a 8 months baby that want to move to Doha. We don't know nothing about the possible cost of kindergardens or some babysitter at home. Can you recomend one option or another? Do you know from where are those possible babysitter and if it is common that they live at home with us or they come every day?

Many thank's

i will get birth my baby in April, and i am working women i think i can have vacation 3 or 4 months but after that i want to send the baby to nursery school, but i do not know any school in Doha, please help me?

Hi expat community! We´ve just arrived from Spain 2 wks ago and have been looking for schools before we left Spain and since its almost end of school yr all is booked. My son is 4 ys old, speaks english fluently and i desperately need to take him to a daycare so he will interact with other children since most likely will not be admitted in any school until Sep. We live in the West Bay area, any suggestions??? Please help.

Brand New Canadian Nursery near Landmark 671-2602

Do you know about this school?
Are their teachers well-trained in English?
Are the children well taught in that school?