Leading professionals are defining the new era of early education and care. A state of the art, high quality infant care, preschool, and before/after school care facility made is a must for a profound base for next generation. These leaders who are taking the childcare industry to a new phase of growth and quality service.
Kanchan Mittal, Co-Founder and COO, Ipsaa
The joy of learning, of exploring new things, of understanding new emotions and experiencing new ideas. ipsaa is not a day care centre but a centre of joy where every child, in a secure and safe environment, embarks on a life-changing journey through a host of activities, events and new learnings every single day. Kanchan is a Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years of progressive experience in Management Accounting and assurance services. By virtue of her multidisciplinary knowledge, she is a strong advocate of business with social consciousness.
Priya Krishnan, Founder, Klay
Priya Krishnan established her first daycare centre at Whitefield, Bengaluru, in 2011. She started her career with Anderson Consulting and moved on to Bangalore Labs and MphasiS first in India and then in locations like Singapore, New York and London. Being a mother of two boys, Priya had experienced firsthand the difficulty in getting quality childcare. She wanted to start a daycare chain that would help mothers get back to work without dealing with stress and guilt, and since then Klay has grown to become one of the most prominent corporate daycare brand.
Chirag Shah, Co – founder, Little Big world
Little Big World is an integrated full-day preschool, cum crèche designed exclusively for working parents who want to balance both work and childcare, without compromising on either. Chirag quit his decade-long banking career to start Little Big World when he saw his female colleagues quit and not return post-maternity. In charge of Business Development, Chirag believes corporate childcare a sensitive service that needs sustainable growth in close collaboration with all stakeholders.
AMRUT DHUMAL, Co-Founder & Chief Learning Officer, Mindseed
An educator to the core, what better role for Amrut than that of Chief Learning Officer? Amrut, with his MBA from Duke University has created a model for Learning 2.0, prevalent across all the Vishwajyot group of schools. His early experience in co-founding Vishwajyot High School, and subsequently raising funds for Skil Infrastructure (where he raised funds of $75 Mn, and led the Pipavav Port IPO) has also helped when it comes to developing scalable education models suited to the Indian eco-system.
Suhas Bedekar – Cofounder, The Learning Curve
The Learning Curve’s story began in 2011, when two college friends ran into each other at the airport. Over a cuppa, they reminisced about the past and discussed plans for the future. The educationist, Suhas Bedekar, soon convinced the investment banker, Emron Samuel, that it was the right time to bring a world-class, professionally managed organization into the education sector in India, specifically the early childcare segment. The chance meeting led them to the third co-founder, Swati Bhatt, a corporate trainer and marketer. Within a short span of time, The Learning Curve is emerging as India’s fastest growing preschool chain, with international teaching methods and curricula to ensure the right kind of development for your little one.
Suresh Madhavan, Director, Aptech Montana
Montana International Preschool was established to combat India’s ‘early years’ learning crisis by providing children with a safe, secure & stimulating environment to foster the all-round development of the child. Beliefs is expressed and experienced in the physical layout of our schools. Each classroom, every choice of furniture & our outdoor play and garden area are designed to cater to the needs of the developing child. Also, all our programmes attempt to meet each child’s individual needs.
Chirag Agarwal, Founder and Trustee, CDC kids
A man with passion and loads of energy, Mr. Chirag is a part of the CDC team. He is a multi-talented person with utmost determination and creativity. He is a successful actor and has been a part of the Oscar winning Hollywood movie Life Of Pi. Apart from being a phenomenal actor he is also a professionally trained Magician, who has performed pan India in crowds larger than expectations. He is of the belief that every child is gifted, it is just that they unwrap their packages at different stages. Parents choose CDC because of the high quality of teaching, education, infrastructure and resources enabling children to cope and succeed in the 21st century.
Please Note: The sequence is not indication of any ranking.