BANGALORE: Vandana Gandhi, Founder and CEO of Middle East's only ISO certified nursery chain,
British Orchard Nursery, made India proud recently by becoming the first ever Indian woman
to receive Dubai Government's coveted "Emirates Woman Award" for business excellence. The
Indian-born woman entrepreneur was the "Overall Winner in Business Category" for excelling
and providing innovation in preschool education and was selected by the jury based on
various criteria like leadership, strategy, community service and innovation.
Expressing her gratitude Ms. Vandana Gandhi, Founder and CEO of British Orchard
Nurseries said, "It is a special honor and I feel proud to be part of this great
initiative by the Dubai Government. This award truly motivates and encourages women from
different walks of life to excel in their respective fields. Even though am an expatriate,
have always felt very welcomed here and the government does provide excellent
opportunities for business growth and innovation. I am also thankful to all my staff at
British Orchard Nursery who have helped made this accomplishment possible."
About Emirates Woman Award:
Started in 2003, Emirates Woman Awards is an initiative by Dubai Quality Group (DQG)
to encourage women, both UAE nationals and residents, to be actively involved in social
and economic development initiatives in the country. DQG is a non-profit organization that
advances learning, promotes quality improvement and business excellence practices under
the patronage of H.H Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports,
President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman & CEO of Emirates Airlines. It
aims to inspire and encourage the future generation of women leaders to achieve their true
potential and advance their status in the society. The winners are selected and verified
by the EWA assessment jury after conforming to all criteria and conditions of the award.
The award has two main categories-business owners and professionals. DQG's Emirates
Woman Award honors local and expatriate business achievers from diverse fields.
About Vandana Gandhi:
Vandana is a versatile personality with varied interests in calligraphy, yoga,
scriptural studies, squash, table tennis etc, other than creating stimulating surroundings
and interesting concepts for the young minds. A Masters in Education with distinction, she
is currently perusing Doctorate of Education from the University of Birmingham, U.K. After
initial schooling in Dubai, she completed her Bachelor's from Mithibai College, Mumbai and
thereafter did her Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Administration from
NMIMS University, Mumbai. Vandana conceptualized and introduced GymJuniorz - a first of
its kind children's Gym and Fitness center into the curriculum. She also introduced the
idea of Corporate Franchising for Road Transport Agency (Government of UAE) and Dubai
Water and Electricity Authority, to successfully run and operate a work place nursery for
children of their women employees. She enjoys traveling and experiencing different
cultures and is committed to making a difference to the society by ensuring that the
children at her nursery grow as competent and confident learners.
About British Orchard Nursery:
British Orchard Nursery is the region's leading nursery chain with 10 branches across
Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi including Government franchises. The first nursery chain to
be ISO 9001:2008 quality certified, it has won many awards from the UAE government for
quality childcare and partnerships. It follows British National Early Years Curriculum,
with the addition of structure and progression, whilst still adhering to OFSTED (The
British regulatory body) guidelines. It provides a holistic approach to learning, working
on cognitive, physical, creative, personal, social and emotional development. The nursery
facilities include comprehensive creative spaces that offers role play to develop
children's social and imaginative skills; soft play; swimming pools; construction area
where children recreate real life events and situations; a library, a water play area
where they can develop understanding of challenging concepts in a 'hands on capacity';
sand area to explore scientific and mathematical concepts; messy play or painting area to
develop creativity; grass area etc. Highly trained staff look after the children. The
school also offers Arabic lessons, ballet, and gym lessons as well as computer classes.
For more details, visit www.britishorchardnursery.com [http://www.britishorchardnursery.com ] or call 800-PRE SCHOOL.
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