Growora 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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Two hours outdoors, every day
A garden with real soil, a climbing yard, and a rule that light rain is still outdoor weather.
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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.
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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.
10years in the neighbourhood
Our story
The heart behind Growora
We started in 2016 with eleven children, two rooms and one very stubborn idea: that early childhood does not need to be rushed.
Lina Haddad opened Growora after fourteen years teaching in other people's classrooms, mostly wishing she could slow the day down. The first cohort was eleven children in a converted house with a lemon tree in the yard. The lemon tree is still there.
Childhood at its own pace
We would rather a child master something slowly than perform it early.
Every family in the room
Two languages, many home cultures, and a door that is genuinely open on Tuesday mornings.
Jude did not speak much before Growora. 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
Our people
Meet the grown-ups who guide them
Twenty-two of us altogether. These are the ones you will see at the gate.
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.
2 – 3 years
2 hrsGarden time daily
94%Teacher retention
3 – 4 years
4 – 5 years
5 – 6 years
No registration fee
Sibling discount of 10%
One month free on annual payment
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