{"id":795,"date":"2016-04-28T05:32:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T05:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/?p=795"},"modified":"2022-09-05T10:22:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T10:22:50","slug":"start-a-preschool-in-india-the-business-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/start-a-preschool-in-india-the-business-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Start a Preschool \/ Playschool in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every locality now houses more than one Pre School and with every vacation going by you see the number increasing. A small concept of creche has taken shape of a formidable business called Preschool. There are players who have done brisk business like Zeekids, Roots2Wings, Little Millenium, Bachpan, Treehouse, Hello Kids, Shemrock Feathers, Kangaroo Kids, Birla, Euro Kids, Little Fingers, Globe Toters, Eager Beavers, Jumbo Kids, Makoons, Wonderkids, Blossoms etc. The list in endless and growing.<\/p>\n

Off late, there has been a supreme build up about the early childhood education. The sector which was non existent a decade back has become a quintessential part of an essential part of a young child’s life.
\nLet me try dividing this phase of a child life into different segments;
\n1) Pre School – Age 2 Yrs + – 3.5 Yrs (Pre-Pre Primary)
\n2) Post School \u00a0– 3 yrs – 5 Yrs (Nursery, Pre Primary 1, Pre Primary 2)
\nAs soon as the student reaches 5 years, he shall be taking admission in Class 1.
\nThere are now close to 15-20 players (nation wide) players in this business. To name a few, Zee Kids, Bachpan, Globe Trotters, Roots to Wings, Shamrock etc. Other than this there are numerous home grown brands. All of this is a very latest phenomenon, now parents are giving a very serious thought about sending their child to one of these establishments. Following are the reasons why has this sector boomed;<\/p>\n

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  1. No or almost ‘Zero’ Bureaucracy<\/span> – The education departments or affiliation bodies have hardly anything to do with them.They work more or less independently with no set standards for the quality parameters.<\/li>\n
  2. Low Investment <\/span>\u00a0– A franchise is available for anything between 5 – 10 Lacs and being a non-regulated sector there are no set guidelines in terms of land and class rooms requirement. Thus with \u00a0a small investment this can be started.<\/li>\n
  3. Low expertise – Manpower requirement<\/span> – All one requires is anybody who can speak workable English and is good with handling young kids. There are no set benchmarks such as TET, BEd etc. This is ideal for a lot of housewives and young females looking to do something in the first half of their day.<\/li>\n
  4. Revenue through different sources<\/span> – Parents spend beyond there means when it comes to their children esp when they are young. This emotion is exploited to the maximum making sure the parents pay by purchasing Photo Albums, School Uniform, Stationery etc for their kids.<\/li>\n
  5. A cradle for Senior Schools <\/span>\u00a0– Though no all of them but some of them get tied up or affiliate themselves with other big schools making the students graduate to these schools. This can also act as a source of revenue. If one strikes big, one can venture out and start a full blown school from thereon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    There are many other minor reasons like an ideal opportunity for a house wive looking to start her career, The establishment can work as an activity center during summer vacations and holiday time, need not be under a no-profit society etc.<\/p>\n

    Looking at the way learning has evolved, it has almost become essential for all the parents to make their child attend PP-I & PP-II, but the nursery and Pre-Pre nursery the decision can vary from parent to parent. One of the objectives these school look to accomplish is making the child social. This can be achieved very easily in a joint family scenario, where a child is any way interacting with many children in a managed environment. Same can be said for a nuclear family with siblings. At the end of the day, its a personal choice and can vary from parent to parent.<\/div>\n
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    As a business, these are the issues one faces with such set ups;<\/div>\n
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    1. Low Shelf-life of the customer<\/span> – The customer i.e. the student here disappears after 1-2 years time to bigger establishments. This can be very tiring and expensive to keep generating leads for new admissions.<\/li>\n
    2. Low barrier for competition<\/span> – Being a small set up, there are many who look to start the same model if one establishment succeeds. this can lead to undercutting.<\/li>\n
    3. Low Scalability<\/span> – Most of these establishments work out of rented buildings, flats and apartments making it difficult for the owner to scale up operations beyond a certain strength.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      All in all, this phenomenon is here to stay and players will multiply by hordes. I can see many more ideas popping up where none exists in near future. For example, a model like Handwriting without tears, Certification courses etc.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      There has been an incredible adoption of the concept at both the levels<\/p>\n

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      1. Seekers – People wanting to start this business<\/li>\n
      2. Users – People wanting to send their kids to PreSchools<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The sector can operate as a private enterprise thus clearing it from the issue of starting a Not for profit trust or a society. The business itself comes with very light baggage in terms of investment – Low Franchise fee and Low infrastructure cost encouraging lot of entrepreneurs to start. one doesn’t require people too qualified to operate this business thus make it easy to recruit and run such enterprise. Obviously the catch becomes scalability, customer business\u00a0life and low cost of entry for rivals.<\/p>\n

        Now coming to the business plan (sort of Project Report) for such an enterprise, below are my inputs<\/p>\n

        Project Requirement<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n