Procedure for Starting a Preschool

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Procedure for Starting a Preschool
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Congratulations on starting a preschool! Youve
got a complicated and arduous task ahead of you
whether youre a teacher with vision or a parent
who sees a need, whatever your reason. Develop a
clear plan, and stay organized arm yourself
with the right information. Your success will
depend on careful management of the process from
start to finish while following the procedure to
start a playschool.
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• Business plan/ outline
• For setting up a low investment preschool
  franchise, first and foremost a Business plan
  must be prepared to take into consideration all
  important issues and challenges. Below are the
  important pointers for guiding further course of
  action
• Number of children to be catered to
• Infrastructure and Location Adequate to set up
  the infrastructure, the selected area should be
  well maintained and safe for children. A
  playschool can also be started from a residential
  area which fulfills safety requirements.
• Business Mode of the playschool whether it is
  Full time or part time or Daycare, playschool
  with after school activities, etc.
• Budget in relation to Investments for
  infrastructure, supplies, equipment, advertising,
  etc. of the playschool and requirement of a loan.
  The Government has come up with schemes providing
  a loan to women entrepreneurs for establishing a
  low investment preschool franchise or child
  day-care center by loan schemes which require
  less interest and are pretty affordable to apply
  for.
• Teaching and administration staff recruitment A
  preschool teacher must have a Secondary School
  certificate or its equivalent and preferably a
  Diploma/Certificate in Pre-school teacher
  education program of not less than one year. When
  you are taking a franchise, this process becomes
  easier.

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What has made the procedure to start a playschool
a lucrative business opportunity is the
increasing demand and rising importance of
preschool education for shaping a childs
personality and laying the foundation of his/her
character. In todays era of increasing
competition and demand for quality, starting a
playschool in India is not only a lucrative
business opportunity but also a Social and
ethical responsibility which along with economic
gains provides a sense of fulfillment and moral
satisfaction. Hence, a playschool can be
successfully started in India by carefully
formulating business plan choosing the suitable
form of entity and considering applicable legal
requirements.