Global Childhood Academy (GCA) and Arabian Child have announced the launch of a workplace nursery advisory service to support employers in Saudi Arabia as they evaluate practical implementation options in light of Decision 783. As organisations across the Kingdom continue to strengthen workforce participation, employee retention, and family-friendly workplace policies, workplace nurseries are becoming an important consideration for employers with large employee populations.
For many leadership teams, the key question is not simply whether a nursery is possible, but how to design a model that is operationally realistic, financially sustainable, and aligned with the needs of working families.
Focus on Structured Implementation
The advisory service helps employers move from policy awareness to structured implementation planning.
It supports decision-making across operating model selection, facility feasibility, workforce demand assessment, financial modelling, staffing, quality assurance, governance, and nursery management options.
“Workplace nurseries require more than allocating space or adding an employee benefit. They require coordinated planning across human resources, operations, finance, facilities, risk, and quality. Our role is to help employers evaluate their options responsibly and build models that are safe, practical, and sustainable.”
Dr. Samia Kazi, Co-Founder and Group Chief Operating Officer of Global Childhood Academy
The advisory does not provide legal or regulatory advice and is not a substitute for official guidance. Its focus is practical implementation, operational readiness, and early childhood quality.
Flexible Nursery Delivery Models
Employers may consider several delivery pathways, including direct employer operation, partnership with an external operator, GCA-supported management, shared or cluster nursery models, phased pilot models, build-operate-transfer structures, or advisory-only assessment for organisations still evaluating demand and feasibility.
The right approach depends on each employer’s workforce profile, facility situation, internal capacity, timeline, budget, and risk appetite. GCA and Arabian Child work with leadership teams to assess these factors and develop implementation plans that are realistic from day one.
Key Areas of Workplace Nursery Planning
Common implementation considerations include site suitability, nursery layout, staffing models, educator recruitment, safeguarding systems, parent communication, daily operations, curriculum alignment, family engagement, inspection readiness, and long-term quality monitoring. These areas require early planning to avoid delays, cost overruns, weak adoption, or operational gaps after launch.
Through the workplace nursery advisory service, GCA and Arabian Child support employers with:
- Workforce needs assessment and parent demand review
- Operating model comparison and recommendation
- Facility and site feasibility review
- Implementation roadmap development
- Financial and operational planning
- Staffing and educator pipeline planning
- Nursery policy and governance structures
- Quality assurance and accreditation readiness
- Early childhood operations management, where required
- Alignment with recognised quality frameworks, including ECRA
Supporting Workforce and Family Priorities
Workplace nursery initiatives can also support broader human capital priorities, including employee experience, working parent retention, women’s workforce participation, employer branding, and business continuity. When designed well, a workplace nursery becomes a structured workforce asset rather than an isolated childcare project.
GCA and Arabian Child bring direct early childhood operating experience, workforce development capacity, training infrastructure, quality improvement systems, and accreditation expertise to support employers from initial evaluation through to implementation.
Employers can find workplace nursery advisory resources, operating model guidance, and implementation support here: Workplace Nursery Advisory Resources
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