City’s playschools set to graduate, consider higher studies

With private schools becoming the choicest destinations for parents looking for quality education in the city, big playschool chains are now the latest to join the bandwagon. The Zee School Group is planning to launch fullfledged schools in the city next year. Already a name among thousands of play schools in Delhi, Zee is banking on the promises of cutting-edge education and emphasis on personality development.

Add to it the lack of good schools in Delhi, a point often repeated by parents who have to queue up for days and shell out huge amounts just to secure a seat in some of the reputed schools in the city. The ongoing battle for nursery admissions is testimony to that. “We realised that that there is a good opportunity to make a difference,” said Zee Schools CEO Sumeet Mehta. “It is a natural progression for us.”

The Subash Chandra-owned Essel Group will invest Rs 350 crore over the next five years to establish 300 schools across India. In Delhi, the first school will come up in East Delhi, an area which many complain has very few good schools. Another one will be launched in the National Capital Region in 2009.

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