Shehla Khan

Shehla Khan is a senior Early Education Policy Advisor within the Abu Dhabi Government, where she contributes to the development and implementation of policies that shape the early education sector across the emirate. With more than 25 years of experience in education, including over 16 years dedicated to early childhood education and leadership, she brings extensive expertise across policy development, curriculum design, quality assurance, teacher development, and nursery operations. Throughout her career, Shehla has established and led early learning institutions, contributed to national and emirate-level early childhood policy frameworks, and worked collaboratively with government entities and sector stakeholders to strengthen quality, standards, and outcomes in early education. Her unique combination of frontline leadership experience and government policy expertise enables her to connect strategic policy with the realities of implementation in early education settings. She is pass