How OEC works with you

For investors, family offices and education groups

Independent due diligence, feasibility and market entry advice, and the integration support that decides whether an acquisition actually performs. This is the senior, specialist end of the practice: the view the financials do not show. Drawing on extensive experience across British and American curriculum settings, OEC contributes educational judgement, governance insight and quality assurance expertise alongside specialist teams supporting school establishment, transition and growth.

Services include

• Educational due diligence
• Feasibility and market entry advice
• Acquisition and post-acquisition integration support
• School establishment, transition and growth, as educational advisory alongside specialist teams
• Educational advisory for investors, owners and education groups
• Strategic growth advisory

For owners, principals and boards

OEC conducts independent quality assurance reviews, independently reviews self-evaluation and supporting evidence, and supports leaders in identifying the priorities that will strengthen children's outcomes, wellbeing, inclusion and the quality of education and care. Through rigorous evaluation and a senior leadership debrief, schools and nurseries gain a clear understanding of their strengths, areas for development and the actions most likely to secure sustained improvement. Janet has led this work from within schools and early years settings, supporting inspection readiness and continuous improvement across KHDA and SPEA frameworks.

Beyond inspection, OEC supports sustainable school improvement through leadership development, strategic change and organisational capacity building, guiding leaders through the decisions that define a year and building cultures of continuous improvement that strengthen outcomes for children and young people.

Services include

• Independent quality assurance reviews
• Self-evaluation validation
• Inspection readiness and quality assurance support (KHDA, SPEA and UAE School Inspection Frameworks)
• Senior leadership debriefs
• Evidence-based improvement planning
• School improvement and turnaround support
• Leadership development, coaching and mentoring
• Post-inspection and continuous improvement advisory

For owners, boards and senior leaders

OEC strengthens governance, safeguarding, inclusion and wellbeing oversight, ensuring boards keep a clear focus on outcomes for all learners, including students of determination. Independent governor support and retained board advisory provide an experienced, independent educational voice alongside owners and leaders. Having served as a board member, Chair of Governance and executive leader inside major UAE education groups, Janet works alongside owners and boards as a natural counterpart, and coaches principals and senior leaders through the decisions that define a year.

Services include

• Governance and board effectiveness reviews
• Independent Governor services (retained)
• Retained board advisory
• Governance structures and advisory for new and growing organisations
• Safeguarding, inclusion and wellbeing oversight, including Students of Determination
• Leadership development, coaching and mentoring

For founders, owners and nursery operators

The first years shape whether a child feels secure, whether they belong, and how they come to see themselves as learners for the rest of their lives. Quality is never simply about attractive environments or regulatory compliance. It is about understanding how young children learn and develop, and creating settings where children, families and educators flourish.

Learning environments should be designed with pedagogical intent. OEC brings together educational design, environment planning and operational readiness, ensuring settings are intentionally created to support children's wellbeing, belonging and development from the outset.

OEC supports the establishment of new nurseries and Early Childhood Centres from first concept to confident opening: the Academic Plan and Education and Care Plan, the Educational Services Permit and licensing pathway, coordination with KHDA, Dubai Municipality, DHA and Civil Defence, the learning environment, and operational and inspection readiness.

For existing settings, OEC supports quality enhancement across the domains of the KHDA ECCE Quality Framework, with particular attention to children's wellbeing, pedagogical practice, enabling environments and leadership for continuous improvement. Bilingual learning and Loughat Al Daad are approached with intention and authenticity, ensuring belonging, inclusion and cultural identity are embedded throughout the setting.

Throughout the process, Janet provides educational oversight to ensure educational intent, safeguarding, safety and operational functionality remain central to implementation decisions.

Janet has led the establishment of nurseries from first concept to confident opening, authoring Academic Plans and Education and Care Plans, guiding regulatory approvals and supporting settings through opening and first inspection under both KHDA and SPEA.

Services include

• New nursery and Early Childhood Centre establishment, from concept to opening
• Academic Plan and Education and Care Plan development
• Educational Services Permit and licensing pathways
• Regulatory coordination (KHDA, Dubai Municipality, DHA and Civil Defence)
• Learning environment and educational design
• Pedagogically informed learning environment design
• Operational and inspection readiness
• ECC quality enhancement aligned to the KHDA ECCE Quality Framework
• Bilingual learning and Loughat Al Daad implementation
• Educational oversight throughout implementation

For owners and senior leadership teams

OEC helps owners and leadership teams strengthen the way an organisation actually runs, aligning structures, roles and processes with educational priorities. The work spans organisational change and transition, capacity building and operational readiness, helping schools and groups scale, restructure or steady themselves without losing sight of children and quality. The emphasis is on building durable systems and a culture of continuous improvement that outlast any single engagement.

Services include

• Organisational change, transition and capacity building
• Operational readiness and effectiveness reviews
• Structures, roles and processes aligned to educational priorities
• Change management and transition support
• Continuous improvement systems and culture