About GCA
A family of brands and companies shaping the future of early childhood education.
Manifesto
The first six years shape the future of societies.
We design the institutions, people, and systems that shape the future of early childhood education.
The Story
Nearly two decades of operating early childhood systems.
GCA was founded as a professional development institution for early childhood educators — and grew, over nearly two decades, into the region's most comprehensive integrated ecosystem for early childhood education.
- 2007Founded as a teacher-training institute serving early childhood educators across the Gulf.
- 2015Curriculum and accreditation work expand into national-scale advisory.
- 2020Online platform and workforce upskilling system launched at regional scale.
- 2024Transition from training to operating flagship learning centers across KSA and the UAE.
- 2026The integrated GCA ecosystem — operations, workforce, curriculum, technology.
Board & Leadership
Leadership across education, operations and institutional growth.
Co-Founder · CEO
Tariq Alalmery
Co-Founder and CEO of Global Childhood Academy. Over two decades, Tariq has built and scaled education, investment and operating systems.
Co-Founder · COO
Dr. Samia Kazi
Co-Founder and Group COO. Dr. Samia Kazi has spent two decades building the operational, curriculum and workforce systems behind GCA's institutions.
Executive Board
Sulafah Jabarty
Executive Board Member
Mark Bandak
Executive Board Member
Nicolas Gautier
Executive Board Member
Shareholders
Dr. Basma Altuwaijri
Shareholder
Reem Abdulaziz Daghistani
Shareholder
William Stringer
Shareholder
Dr. Samia Almubarak
Shareholder