Innovation, holistic learning and transparency | Manushree Chaturvedi and Abhishek Jain, Crossmaze | India, Pre-School Education

Join us on the next episode of "Preschool Diaries" as we dive into the journey of Manushree Chaturvedi and Abhishek Jain, the entrepreneurs behind Crossmaze, a set of innovative preschools partnered with Kreedo since 2019. Discover how Manushree and her team revolutionised the preschool industry by creating a safe and child-centric environment that fosters holistic development. Learn about their challenges, resilience, and the five key factors that parents prioritise when choosing a school for their little ones. Get ready for an insightful exploration into the world of early childhood education!In This Episode

(00:00) Inspiration to get started
(02:12) Initial doubts and fears
(02:45) Three improvements that contributed to their success
(04:17) A smart way to expand
(06:44) When things go wrong, this is what you should rely on
(07:33) Five things that parents mostly look for
(10:18) Reasons for working with Kreedo
(13:25) Observations on holistic development
(16:23) What makes it all worth itOur Guests

Manushree Chaturvedi is the Director of the Crossmaze Education India.In order to make a difference in the preschooling of young brains, Manushree built Crossmaze when it first opened its doors in 2018. Manushree placed a strong emphasis on innovative, unconventional, and engaging teaching strategies that help pupils comprehend subjects easily and amusingly.Crossmaze believes that education should always be centred on the child’s whole development. Academics and discipline are equally valued here, with the utmost importance being given to a setting that fosters the cohesiveness of values, culture manners and behavioural development that allows for the holistic development of children. Children at Crossmaze practice self control, and participate in a variety of games and role plays to foster empathy, sympathy, etiquette and values, which gradually translate into their behaviour and attitude.Manushree: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manushree-chaturvedi-40360223/?originalSubdomain=in Crossmaze: https://crossmaze.in/ 
YOUR HOST, MRIDULA SRIDHAR

Mridula Shridhar is an Instrumentation Engineer with an MBA from IIM Calcutta and more than 15 years of experience in the Early Education space, starting from Montessori and preschool products, sales and marketing, curriculum research, to preschool consulting and running her own Early Education Centre. Her deep understanding of Montessori products and how young children learn through play, led to the creation of Kreedo Early Childhood Solutions. It is a curriculum that has been so far been implemented in thousands of pre-schools across India.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mridula-shridhar-356540b

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Pre-School Diaries is a podcast by Kreedo. We’re a national family of accredited early education service providers with a child-centric curriculum. With our activity-based learning approach, we nurture children’s curiosity, confidence, creativity, and compassion. Our aim is to democratise early education in society.. What do we do?

We partner with schools to transform the way early education is delivered. Partnering with Kreedo helps schoolsOur Belief

Why we want to do thisOur idea of a better world is one with lower divides. To build a more equitable world, it is critical to give children an equal start in life by providing access to the right kind of early education.