The Company, Learning Edge India Pvt Ltd, has been operating since 2005 and the first Little Elly Franchise was started in 2008.

The Management is very actively involved in all aspects of the company.

Ms.Preeti, a passionate early childhood educator, has close to 2 decades of experience in this area, be it in the classroom, curriculum development, operations, setup and Training.

Mr.Vittal, along with his team of accomplished professionals has spent twenty five years of relentless focus and concerted effort in the early learning space in India.

No Hidden Costs .Transparent investment schedule.

On demand Vendor Support is available from HO but no compulsory purchasing.

Franchise fee during sign up: 2.5 Lakhs +GST

Validity: 5 Years

Upon renewal: 1.5 Lakhs

Validity: 5 Years

Fee structure in Little Elly consists of three components:

1. Resource fee:

• 20% of the total fee
• Payable to the corporate office.
• Includes the cost for curriculum, uniform, bag, books and stationary provided

2. Annual Fees:

• 15% of the total fees
• Payable to the centre
• Includes cost of co-curricular activities and annual event

3. Tuition Fees

• 65% of the total fees
• Payable to centre
• Includes cost of all school operations

Break even in the first year happens when you are able to get 35 admissions.

Profits start from year two.

We follow a blended methodology of Montessori and Waldorf, giving the child the benefits of both methods. These methods are designed to give preschool children the maximum benefits.

All Little Elly schools have to follow the prescribed design manual wrf to painting and concept areas.

At Little Elly Preschool, we maintain a 1:10 teacher/student ratio in our Playgroup and Nursery classes and a 1:20 teacher/student ratio in our Kindergarten classes.

Most certainly. A tie up with a mainstream school in the neighbourhood boosts your chances of student retention. Parents feel secure that after UKG the children have a safe option.

Depending on your operational excellence, curriculum delivery and investment appetite, upgradation can be discussed.

Teachers are trained annually before the start of the academic session. On demand refresher training is also provided. There is no extra cost for the training.

The following points make Little Elly Unique:

• Blended Methodologies:
• Concept areas: Moving away from the typical classroom design, Little Elly has a series of ‘Concept rooms’ designed specifically so that it encourages children to learn naturally through play.
• Child Directed curriculum: It is a Child-directed, Autonomous and Paced (CAP) Learning program: The curriculum is specifically developed and designed to help children realize their exceptional capabilities in a methodical and self-paced manner.
• Unique Early Learning Program: A Unique Multi-sensory Early Learning Program is followed to promote language and literacy and to help children with different learning systems.
• Only preschool brand with our own formal school: Little Elly Children are seamlessly integrated into Glentree Academy, our K-10 CBSE School.

Competition is always welcome; it helps us give our best. We are the only brand in the market who hand hold our franchisees till the time they find a footing and settle down, as we understand most of them are first time entrepreneurs.

Partners are welcome, but a trust needs to be registered with both/multiple partners.

There is a full-fledged Digital team in the Head Office that manage all social media content, microsites and SEO. They can be approached for any assistance.

The marketing team will sit with the Franchisee and plan out a calendar of activities that will help the Franchisee gain visibility.

Once there is an intent to go with our brand, the LOI is signed with a token advance. After this, the team gets on the field to help find a suitable location.

Bangalore: Contact available: Yes (BEO Registration Certificate/ KCPS registration certificate)

Chennai: Contact available: Yes (Structural stability, Fire Safety, Health and Hygiene Certificate)

The mandatory territorial radius between two centres needs to be 3 kms.

This is done so that the respective admission catchments don’t overlap with each other.

Little Elly is a concept preschool and we provide unique concept areas to facilitate all learning styles.

We have a multi-sensory early learning program which is introduced in playgroup and goes on till UKG.

We provided the best of Montessori & Waldorf.

A preschool is a more personal learning environment for children. Our curriculum is child directed and paced as per each child’s needs.

The Marketing team is available for support & guidance at all times. We provide a combination of ATL, BTL and Digital marketing support.

Definitely. Our HR team will help with the short listing and hiring of teachers.

Ideally graduates with a training in early child hood methodology like NTT or Montessori. 

You need to do a brand analysis, fee structure analysis and facilities provided by them. Also look at the parent profile.

The induction training provides the franchisee with a complete understanding of the business and the areas of operation. Apart from this, the team at the HO is always available to guide the franchisee at all times. The zonal is the first point of contact for all operational processes.

We do a thorough market survey to check for competitor schools, parent profile, demography and logistics.

This is location specific and each state has its own permissions and requirements.

We charge a franchise fee at the time of signing and a 16% royalty fee per enrolment.

Once you decide on the area, we request you to sign a LOI so that the area can be blocked for you.

That entirely depends on the number of admissions.

An admission of 30 children in the first year is good.

There is no such preference.

Learning Edge India Pvt limited is the parent company that owns the preschool brand " Little Elly" and is headquartered in Bangalore. It is a company that owns other educational verticals like Glentree Academy, Ely Child Care and LETTER. Little Elly preschool is the flagship brand of the company and is present across 130 locations nationwide.

Little Elly follows a curriculum that is a blend of Montessori & Waldorf. It is a developmentally accurate, activity-based, hands-on learning program. 

Running a preschool is truly satisfying as you give young kids a sense of direction and purpose that they will cherish for a lifetime. When you sign up with the right brand, your dreams of running a successful business will come true.