![The new Ladybird Nursery branch in Al Barsha has been designed with safety in mind](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LKKYTSV4OCZHZHERN3OXSVQJ6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=a176b0f9e044b4dd619690c8432702af32ade0195ce4e1681eb81deb6288b13e&width=400&height=225)
![How the reception of the Al Barsha branch of Ladybird Nursery will look when it opens in 2021. Contactless thermal scanners and UV lights to kill off airborne viruses are some of the measures in place to reduce the risk of Covid-19. All images courtesy of Ladybird Nursery](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AIDLCKELIYJEU37H5HE5ANDVKA.jpg?smart=true&auth=15d024b79a4083892828cf557584bcbcdf31852fa012a72ddd14c3b042e7d4f9&width=400&height=225)
![The spacious corridors of the new nursery will aid social distancing measures](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UI2VZCWSRZTQXWW5DSDFLHBIFA.jpg?smart=true&auth=d7a3efc0f774a6b659ea05662bff59272c2f4ec486f5498b3a2c89160badc459&width=400&height=225)
![A rendering of the classroom terrace, complete with familiar ladybird logo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5JTNFYV6NYLYBJNTS4IXOK2KAE.jpg?smart=true&auth=c069164827080e12150f27b8de840e2177c44d05bd74ed0357d0e1abf5726e5c&width=400&height=225)
![The new Ladybird Nursery branch in Al Barsha has been designed with safety in mind](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LKKYTSV4OCZHZHERN3OXSVQJ6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=a176b0f9e044b4dd619690c8432702af32ade0195ce4e1681eb81deb6288b13e&width=400&height=225)
![How the reception of the Al Barsha branch of Ladybird Nursery will look when it opens in 2021. Contactless thermal scanners and UV lights to kill off airborne viruses are some of the measures in place to reduce the risk of Covid-19. All images courtesy of Ladybird Nursery](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AIDLCKELIYJEU37H5HE5ANDVKA.jpg?smart=true&auth=15d024b79a4083892828cf557584bcbcdf31852fa012a72ddd14c3b042e7d4f9&width=400&height=225)
![The spacious corridors of the new nursery will aid social distancing measures](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UI2VZCWSRZTQXWW5DSDFLHBIFA.jpg?smart=true&auth=d7a3efc0f774a6b659ea05662bff59272c2f4ec486f5498b3a2c89160badc459&width=400&height=225)
![A rendering of the classroom terrace, complete with familiar ladybird logo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5JTNFYV6NYLYBJNTS4IXOK2KAE.jpg?smart=true&auth=c069164827080e12150f27b8de840e2177c44d05bd74ed0357d0e1abf5726e5c&width=400&height=225)
![The new Ladybird Nursery branch in Al Barsha has been designed with safety in mind](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LKKYTSV4OCZHZHERN3OXSVQJ6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=a176b0f9e044b4dd619690c8432702af32ade0195ce4e1681eb81deb6288b13e&width=400&height=225)
Coronavirus: new hi-tech nursery in Dubai built with Covid-19 in mind
Designers of Al Barsha centre will have contactless scanners and virus-killing lamps to protect children
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November 11, 2020
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November 11, 2020