Private childcare centres — Saudi director requirement
Every licensed private childcare centre must have a full-time Saudi director. If an operator company runs the centre, the manager it appoints must also be Saudi. The controls apply from publication on 11 October 2026. Centres already licensed have 180 days to comply.
The required share depends on the role, activity or phase. See the scope and conditions below.
In force since11 October 2026Scope and conditions
Applies to all private childcare centres licensed by MHRSD: independent centres, home-based centres and centres at workplaces, for children from birth to age 10. Director: the post is mandatory and must be held by a Saudi national working full-time at the centre. She needs a bachelor's degree or secondary school certificate, plus experience or a training course in early childhood. Operator companies: the manager appointed to run the centre must be a Saudi national with a bachelor's degree in a childcare-related field, or at least 2 years' experience if the degree is in another field. Guards are optional; if a centre employs one, the guard must be Saudi under the security guard regulations, or the centre can use an electronic entry and exit system instead. All staff are subject to the Saudi Labour Law. The controls apply from publication on 11 October 2026. Centres licensed before then must comply within 180 days, by about 9 April 2027. They replace the earlier controls issued by Decision 54694 dated 13/3/1443H.
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