At Odyssey, we follow the Reggio Emilia approach, world-renowned educational philosophy that views children as curious, capable, and full of ideas.
Rather than rigid lessons, learning is guided by the child’s interests. Teachers (or as we call them, Guides) observe, support, and extend each child’s discoveries, sparking creativity, confidence, and a lifelong love for learning.
Reggio isn’t a curriculum, it’s a mindset that celebrates the unique way your child thinks, feels, and grows.

What makes Reggio different?

We update you daily with photos and reports of your child’s growth, and development, all direct to your phone with images & stories.

Our team has a direct relationship with you, providing daily updates so you are always in-the-know.

Odyssey parents often tell us how excited they are to check the reports on their phones each day, eager to see their children's growth. We are your trusted partner and we value that responsibility.

We encourage busy parents to use our afterschool care program, allowing your child to be advancing their development all day, until you are ready to collect them afterwork at 6pm.

The child’s mind is developing over 1 million new neurons every hour. For this reason it’s recommended their minds are continually stimulated to maximise this learning.

It’s no wonder Odyssey children are regularly admitted to the best schools. Our team works tirelessly to ensure they are continually learning and adventuring, setting them up for a lifetime of success.

To ensure a better and more calm transition from nursery to school, we encourage parents to allow their children to stay in their familiar nursery environment while they start their first year of school.

Your child will receive personalised attention in small class sizes, ensuring their steady progress. There is also a French immersion programme available at the Umm Suqeim Odyssey branch, where classes will align with the French curriculum.

This age group is applicable to Dubai branches only.

We like parents to feel welcome into the nursery and we invite them to share their interests with the children.

We like to work in partnership with parents to successfully settle their child into the nursery and continue this relationship throughout the child’s time with us.

Parents are encouraged to share their child’s observations and to look at their child’s portfolio as parental involvement is beneficial to children’s learning and development of self-esteem.