​​​If you are an employer wanting to start a pre-school with us, we have the following minimum requirements:

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Space required and rental rates:

• 350 sqm of indoor space (including classrooms, toilets, passages, office and kitchen)

• 250 sqm of playground space (this can be indoors)

• Our model supports rental of up to R100 / sqm / month (incl. VAT) for the indoor space. We do not pay rent for outdoor space with our existing pre-schools, where we pay rent at all.

• A lower rent makes the school more sustainable, or sustainable more quickly.

 

Startup funding required:

1.    School readiness costs (prior to opening) R500,000

•  Cots, mattresses, educational resources, playground equipment, synthetic lawn, kitchen and office equipment.

2.    Subsidising the first 3 years' operating costs (after opening) R1,500,000

• Underwriting the minimum fixed costs (primarily rent and staff salaries) until the number of children enrolled reaches a sustainable level.

• This number reduces to R500,000 if the corporate partner owns the property and provides it rent free.

 

After the initial 3 years, a corporate partner could choose to continue to fund their employees children’s fees, but that would then be the only ongoing investment.