<![CDATA[The development of child-friendly schools has become a strategic necessity for creating educational environments that are safe, inclusive, participatory, and supportive of students' holistic development. However, existing studies have largely approached child-friendly schools as child protection programs, while their integration with school management and Islamic educational values has received comparatively limited comprehensive attention. This study aims to analyze the management of child-friendly school development from the perspective of Islamic education and to identify the managerial dimensions that support the creation of educational environments oriented toward children's protection and holistic development. The study employed a qualitative approach using a literature study design. Data were obtained from scholarly journal articles, academic books, research reports, and relevant policy documents addressing child-friendly schools, educational management, child protection, and Islamic education. The data were analyzed through thematic analysis involving data reduction, coding, categorization, interpretation, and synthesis. The findings indicate that child-friendly school development management from the perspective of Islamic education consists of five interconnected dimensions: Islamic value-based leadership and policy, a safe and compassionate school culture, child-centred and participatory learning, integrated child protection and student well-being, and collaboration among schools, families, and communities. Islamic values of compassion, justice, responsibility, benefit, and respect for human dignity provide the normative foundation for strengthening these five dimensions. The study contributes conceptually by positioning the child-friendly school not merely as a child protection program but as a value-based institutional transformation process that integrates leadership, school culture, learning, protection, and stakeholder collaboration in a sustainable manner. This perspective offers a framework for Islamic educational institutions to develop child-friendly environments that promote children's safety, participation, dignity, and holistic development. Keywords: school management; child-friendly school; Islamic education; child protection; educational leadership; school culture.]]>
