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‘Be Cautious’: Why parents in Qatar should avoid unlicensed home nurseries

Experts agree that nurseries have numerous benefits for children in their early development stages. Qatar’s education ministry has launched a campaign to raise awareness on unlicensed home nurseries, the Gulf…

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Prominent car distributor sponsors Children’s Museum of Qatar

The museum, which has not been open yet, is also the first to be publicly funded in Qatar. Prominent car distributor Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros. Co (AAB) has signed a…

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A new car seat checking station opens in Doha

According to figures released by the Planning and Statistics Authority in Qatar, 196,185 traffic violations were recorded in December 2021. Qatar National Child Passenger Safety Program, ‘Ghalai’, has launched a…

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3-week-old baby in Qatar dies after contracting Covid-19

The newborn is the second child to die due to Covid-19, after an 11-year-old passed away last year from the virus. A three-week-old baby died in Qatar on Sunday as a…

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UPDATE: HMC denies medical negligence in case of newborn baby

Doha News had reached out to Hamad Medical Corporation [HMC] for comment after hearing the parents’ story but received no response. On Tuesday HMC issued a statement. Hamad Medical Corporation…

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New nursery rules cause confusion, closures, sparking worries among parents

As families across Qatar gear up for the beginning of the school term next week, the state of Doha’s nurseries remains in limbo. New government regulations requiring nurseries to operate only on…

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Qatar raises bar on nursery standards

Qatar’s Ministry of Social Affairs has imposed new rules on the country’s 105 nurseries, requiring, among other things, the businesses to have closed-circuit cameras, a full-time nurse, a children’s library…

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