February 8 2016, 11.50 AM IST || Pocket News Alert
The Hyderabad’s Sanskriti school launched Pre-School Chain, which is probably first in India to have been launched by a woman educationist, plans to set up 3000 Franchisee Outlets, through women entrepreneurs in rural markets across India in the next 5 years
The pre-school market is slated to be about Rs 13,300crore by this year according to a Crisil Research Report.
Statistics also reveals that India needs 60,000+ pre-schools in the next 2 - 3 yrs.
Hyderabad, February 08, 2016…..Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu launched Telangana State’s first National Pres-School Chain, “Sankriti Global Pre-School” here in a function held at HICC in city on Sunday . This is probably India’s first Pre-School Chain initiated by a woman educationist, while other chains were initiated by businessmen/organizations. Both Telugu states are home to over 8000 schools. But, Sanskriti was quick enough in identifying the opportunity. It is also considers this foray as the most satisfying investment, logical extension to its present line of activity.
Sanskriti Educational Society, the parent body owns and operates the immensely popular ‘Sanskriti School’ with over 700 strength in Kondapur in Hyderabad.
The Hyderabad based Sanskriti school which launched Pre-School Chain, plans to set up 3000 Franchisee Outlets in the next 5 years, Revati Raju, Founder informed in a press note issued in city today. It will be a franchise model. We would like to push our expansion through network of women entrepreneurs across Tier-II and Tier—III cities in the country, she declared.
“Sanskriti Global Pre-School Chain” envisions a pan-India presence through Franchisee model. Hopes to have 100 franchise outlets in the very first of operations and targets to achieve 300 franchise outlets in the next five years. The franchise model is designed with an aim of transforming the pre-primary education landscape in India, announced Revati Raju.
We have already finalized a Franchisee in Hyderabad. Sushma, a woman entrepreneur was handed over a Franchise kit through the hands of Venkaiah Naidu, yesterday, added Ravati.
Research findings indicate that 70% of brain development occurs between 0-8 years. In the last 5 years, though the early-age education sector has witnessed many new entrants and attracted investments from new and existing players, there is still, a huge supply and demand gap. Statistics also reveals that we need 60,000+ pre-schools in the next 2 - 3 yrs. All these years, the growth of pre-schools were confined to metro and semi-metros. TIER-I and TIER-II cities and the rural segments have not been touched so far. We will reach out to those cities, she informed.
Giving industry overview, Revati Raju said, in India, the number of children aged six or younger is approximately 16crore, which exceeds the entire population of Japan. Nearly 12.6crore kids are enrolled each year in pre schools. The pre-school market is slated to about Rs 13,300crore by this year according to a Crisil Research Report. The expenditure on pre-schooling is considered to be the 3rd largest expenditure group in the Indian household. Sanskriti Global Pre-School, chalked out its ambitious plans to be the most dynamic player in this vertical.
The Pre Primary Education model is developed after extensive research and understanding the insights of this vertical. In today’s techno-advanced world characterized by heightened competition, kids need to be better prepared to enter school and adapt in the new order if they are to excel, she said. The toddler years assume vital importance in the education process and have the longest-lasting effect on a child’s evolution as a competent individual with character, she added.
Revati has over one and half decade experience in Teaching and extensive exposure to the modern schooling paradigm. She is trained at Globally Acclaimed “Waldorf Educational Society’. She is trained and experienced well in Montessori Teaching Methodology. She has to her credit extensive Pre-primary and Primary Teacher Training programs across Telangana/AP on behalf APSTEP, Hyderabad. She is the brain behind “Sankriti Global Pre-School”, the only woman educationist initiated National Chain of Pre –Schools.
Sanskriti as a school has achieved many distinctions. Some of the path breaking program introduced by the school include, mSanstriti(Mobile Learing). This first of its kind of initiative of the school adopted a futuristic approach to radically transform school learning by promoting infinite self learning, personalized education and highest possible parent engagement for improved learning outcomes.
Sanskriti has come out with many industry first initiatives by embracing technology much faster than its peer group. Some of these include, proprietary pedagogy model ‘IMAGO’, eSanskriti: (Online platform integrated with academic implementation for administrative ease and continual monitoring of child’s progress for timely course correction),OGP (Overall Growth Plan), Optimized Class Durationand a host of other initiatives including Holistic Development Plan, Extra Curriculars, ADM- Annual Development Milestones and Edu-Nutro Meal, all combine to enhance the child’s learning experience and foster excellence.
Speaking at the launch, Venkaiah Naidu deplored at the pathetic educational standards in rural areas where a fifth grader is unable to read second grade text books. Their level of maths and reading is declining, Venkaiah Naidu said. If you want to lay strong foundation for India, the foundation has to be laid at primary educational level and that too in rural levels, he added
Education and text books should be made interesting. Rural education must be made more encouraging. There are many examples of success in rural education in India like the Barefoot College, 8 Day Academy and Gurukul School in Bihar. These are innovative and successful examples of schools running in rural India, he said. He highlighted the various programs taken up by the government of India in the recent past.
