The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 64328 dated 5 Ramadan 1446 [5 March 2025], which includes Minister of Education Telegram 4401001551 dated 27 Sha’ban 1446 [26 February 2025], regarding the feasibility study on the creation of the position of Support Services Specialist and the study on the establishment of nurseries at government and private workplaces with large numbers of employees,
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 25 dated 19 Muharram 1434 [3 December 2012],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 468 dated 2 Safar 1447 [27 July 2025] and Memo 2438 dated 5 Rajab 1447 [25 December 2025],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 368/47/M dated 27 Safar 1447 [21 August 2025],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 8519 dated 7 Sha’ban 1447 [26 January 2026],
hereby decides
First
The Council of Ministers Decision 25 dated 19 Muharram 1434 [3 December 2012] hereby covers the specializations required by school pupils, such as occupational therapy, behavioural modification therapy, speech therapy, hearing therapy, and the like.
Second
The Ministry of Education, in coordination with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and the relevant entities, shall establish nurseries at government and private workplaces with large numbers of employees, taking into account the following:
1․ Developing the rules and regulations for the establishment of nurseries at government and private workplaces, in a manner that ensures that organisational challenges are addressed and the necessary procedures are facilitated, in order to enhance the participation of women in the labour market and to achieve the early childhood objectives set out in the vision of the Kingdom 2030.
2․ Working to address the discrepancy in working hours between nurseries and the various sectors (ministries, general education administrations, companies), as well as the discrepancy in the start and end times of work at these nurseries, in order to encourage male and female employees to enroll their children in these nurseries.
3․ Working to provide the necessary support to overcome the challenges (human, financial, technical, school environment-related, and organisational) faced by the nurseries currently operating at government workplaces, including working on the following:
Increasing the operating budget, maintaining certain facilities, providing internet with a wide network, hiring female childcare staff and cleaners, restricting admissions and enrollment to the employees of the entity, and governing the supporting services mechanism.
4․ Planning and working to prepare the necessary spaces and to construct the infrastructure facilities required for the establishment of nurseries at government and private workplaces, taking into account the necessary requirements for their establishment.
5․ Informing male and female employees about the importance of nurseries at workplaces and the positive impact they have on employees, their children, and the entities for which they work.
Third
The management of any costs must be from the approved budgets of the relevant entities, after re-prioritizing the expenditure, and must not entail any additional financial impact on the general budget of the state or a request to increase the approved ceilings.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 4 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447
Corresponding to: 21 April 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5158 issued on 8 May 2026.