IIT-IIM alumni run Footprints Childcare announces Rs.5 crore for Teacher Training
Abhay Anand | September 6, 2018 | 06:33 PM IST
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 6: Celebrating the occasion of Teachers' Day, Footprints Childcare, an IIT-IIM alumni run national chain of progressive play schools and daycares has announced to dedicate a fund of Rs.5 crore towards training and development of its teachers.
In the next three years, Footprints aims to use this fund to enable teachers and equip them with all the required skills. Teacher learning and development has always been a priority area for Footprints and is an integral part of the company’s vision.
Underscoring the importance of teacher training and development, Raj Singhal, CEO & Co-founder, Footprints Childcare said, “We believe that education, specifically high-quality early childhood education, has the power to change the world, and teachers are most definitely a vital part of a child’s education. While we ensure to recruit the most capable candidates through a rigorous recruitment process, we also invest thoroughly in training and development programs for our teachers, through HighScope, to ensure their professional and personal growth receives constant attention.”
As a part of this program, all teachers who have joined the Footprints family will be delivered an intensive and comprehensive HighScope training, in order to effectively implement the HighScope approach to the early years education of children.
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