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Safari Kid: International Curriculum, Customized to Nurture Young Minds

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Jitendra Karsan, CEOChildren are extremely Gullible in their early childhood, and finding a credible preschool and day care that nurtures learning according to the child’s ability can be a daunting task among the sea of franchises found in every nook and cranny. Understanding the unique learning curve of every child, Safari Kid, an international day care chain bestowed with multiple awards for its innovative pedagogy in early childhood and infrastructure, has set its foot to reinforce quality education through its customized, semi-structured recreational curriculum, enabling the child to utilize his/her abilities to the fullest and helping them learn a wider range of concepts.

Believing in the four Cs-Communication, Curriculum, Care and Customization, the teachers sit down with the parents to understand their schedule and lifestyle, and develop a personalized program to make it reliable and fun for every child. This comprehensive approach results in a seamless holistic development of the child, both at school and at home. Safari Kid also has an app to facilitate communication between teachers and parents,which helps in exchanging ideas and techniques
empirical studies based on the performance of the current curriculum, the school constantly evolves its pedagogy based on the performance of to engage children. By conducting the children. “Safari Kid pupils have performed far better compared to their peers when assessed together,” proclaims Jitendra Karsan, CEO, Safari Kid India.

Leveraging a child’s easy language grasping ability, the school provides Spanish classes to sharpen linguistic intelligence, and even brings in industry professionals to hone their skills in dancing, ballet, robotics and yoga


Adhering to subjective state laws, international class ratio is followed by maintaining a healthy teacher student ratio (1:2 for children under 1 year up to 1:8 for 2 years and above). The comprehensive program is segregated into three sections: Early Explorers (4 to 15 months) enables parents and children to bond one-to-one while learning social and interactive skills, Turbo Toddlers (15 months to 2 years) provides a strong foundation in reading, writing, speech development and critical thinking, and Accelerated Programs (2to6 years) offered in half-day or full-day packages involving physical, social and personal development by interactive learning and
exploration. Leveraging a child’s easy language grasping ability, the school provides Spanish classes to sharpen linguistic intelligence, and even brings in industry professionals to hone their skills in dancing, ballet, robotics and yoga. Summer camps and regular co-curricular activities are also an eminent part of Safari Kid’s curriculum.

Alleviating Parent’s Smallest Concerns
With a passion to create a positive change in the education space, Safari Kid invests a lot in its teacher training and welfare programs to maintain uniformity among all its centers. The teachers (diploma holders in early childhood education or psychology graduates)are hired only after they successfully complete the proprietary training program conducted by international faculty through 100+ hours of online and offline training, which helps them imbibe the essence of positivity and execute it on a daily basis.

The centre follows best hygiene standards and complies with all the fire and safety regulations. Customized toilets are built in accordance to the height of the children and the furniture with no sharp edges sourced from bespoke manufactures in Europe provides best posture for the students. “We leave no stone unturned when it comes to safety and hygiene of the children and are even associated with various hospitals in case of emergency,” affirms Jitendra. Witnessing steady revenue growth since its inception in 2015, Safar Kid plans to launch three new centers by end of 2017, while another three in every quarter of 2018.