Groups small enough to be known
Between five and nine children per adult, depending on age. Every teacher can tell you what your child did today without checking a note.
Now enrolling for September
2 hrsGarden time daily
94%Teacher retention
Small hands, big beginnings every single morning
Baraem is a bilingual kindergarten where two to six year olds learn by digging, building, arguing about rules and telling long stories. Unhurried days, small groups, and teachers who stay.
180+ families with us today
4.9 from 250 parent reviews
2 hrsGarden time daily
94%Teacher retention
Before you visit
Five things we decided once and never revisited
We are not the biggest kindergarten in the city and we are not trying to be. These are the things families tell us actually matter.
Teachers who do not leave
Nine of our ten lead teachers have been here more than four years. Children get continuity, and so do you.
Two hours outdoors, every day
A garden with real soil, a climbing yard, and a rule that light rain is still outdoor weather.
Arabic and English, kept separate
Each adult stays in one language all morning. No mid-sentence translation, no confusion, and no child left behind in either.
You hear from us first
A daily note for the little ones, a same-day call if anything is unusual, and two long conferences a year.
By age
Four rooms, and a child moves when they are ready
Four age groups and two afternoon clubs. Children move up when they are ready, not when a calendar says so.
2 – 3 years
3 – 4 years
4 – 5 years
5 – 6 years
Not sure which group fits your child? Ask us — we will tell you honestly.
A day here
What happens between drop-off and pick-up
Nothing on this list is a special event. It is simply what a Tuesday looks like.
Ten unplanned minutes
A gap in the timetable with nothing in it, on purpose. It is where the inventing happens.
Garden and yard, twice
Two outdoor blocks a day — one for running, one for digging and watering.
Real materials only
Clay, wood, wire and hand drills sized for small palms. No plastic versions of real things.
A story on the carpet
Every group, every day, in Arabic and in English, with puppets when the story needs them.
Food we cook here
Lunch is prepared on site and the menu is published a week ahead.
A note that reaches you
Photos and a short note before you arrive at the gate, not three days later.
Who is with them
The same face at the door every morning
Twenty-two of us altogether. These are the ones you will see at the gate.
Lina Haddad
Head of School
14 years with children
Omar Sabri
Saplings Lead Teacher
9 years with children
Maryam Al-Fahad
Arabic Language Lead
11 years with children
Daniel Okafor
Movement & Play Coach
7 years with children
Not a photoshoot
Ordinary Tuesdays, photographed
Ordinary mornings, photographed by the teachers who were there.
From families
Written after a year, not after a tour
Unedited, apart from trimming the very long ones.
Jude did not speak much before Baraem. Six months later he narrates his whole day at dinner, in two languages, and corrects me when I get the order wrong.
Nadia Kassem
Mother of Jude, Saplings
Two two-year-olds, one drop-off, zero drama by the third week. Sara has a way of making a chaotic morning feel completely under control.
Faisal Al-Amoudi
Father of twins, Sprouts
What sold me was the portfolio. Not a grade, not a sticker — twenty pages of her actual thinking over a year. I have kept every one.
Hala Mansour
Mother of Layan, Sunflowers
They called me about a small thing before I had to ask. That is the whole review, really — they tell you before you notice.
Tarek Zayed
Father of Omar, Seedlings
Recognition & memberships
Fees
One number, printed before you enrol
Three plans, published in full. No registration fee, no materials fee, no surprises in March.
Morning Plan
Ages: 2 – 4 years
SAR 1,450 per month
What is included
- Four mornings a week, 8:00 – 11:30
- Healthy snack and fruit included
- Daily note with photos
- Two family conferences a year
- All art and sensory materials
Full Day Plan
Ages: 3 – 6 years
SAR 2,250 per month
What is included
- Five days a week, 7:45 – 13:30
- Hot lunch and two snacks
- Bilingual literacy and numeracy blocks
- Weekly library borrowing
- Termly portfolio and progress review
- One afternoon club included
Day + Clubs Plan
Ages: 4 – 6 years
SAR 2,850 per month
What is included
- Everything in the Full Day Plan
- Both afternoon clubs until 17:00
- Small-group reading support
- School-readiness portfolio
- Priority sibling placement
- Holiday camp discount
No registration fee
Sibling discount of 10%
One month free on annual payment
Before you ask
What the front desk is asked every week
If your question is not here, call the office — a person answers.
Still not sure about something?
Ask the office directly. We answer the phone during school hours and reply to email within two working days.
- +966 55 018 4420
- hello@baraem.school
- 18 Lemon Tree Lane, Al Nakheel District, Riyadh
What ages do you accept?
We take children from two years old through to the end of the kindergarten year at six. Sprouts starts at two, and children move up in September based on age and readiness rather than a fixed date.
How do I apply, and how long does it take?
Send the application form on this site, and we reply within two working days with a visit time. After the visit you will have a written place offer within a week. Nothing is due until you accept.
Can I visit before applying?
Yes, and we would rather you did. Visits run on Tuesday and Thursday mornings while the classes are in full swing, because a quiet empty building tells you nothing.
What is the adult to child ratio?
One adult to five children in Sprouts, one to six in Seedlings, one to eight in Saplings and one to nine in Sunflowers. Those are staffed ratios, not licence minimums.
Do you provide meals?
Morning plans include a snack and fruit. Full day plans include a cooked lunch prepared on site. We publish the menu every Thursday for the following week and cater for allergies with a written plan.
From the rooms
Notes the teachers write for themselves
Notes from the teachers about what actually happens in an early years room.
18Jun
Why We Let Children Be Bored For Ten Minutes A Day
There is a gap in our timetable with nothing in it. It is the most productive part of the morning.
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30May
A Calmer First Week: What Actually Helps
Seven things we ask families to do before the first bell, and one thing we ask them not to.
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8May
Two Languages In One Morning, Without Confusion
How we split Arabic and English across the day, and why we never translate mid-sentence.
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