Clay play school: Join the Best Preschool and Daycare in India

Frequently Asked Questions

When will Preschools Reopen?

We are still waiting for the Government nod to reopen our Preschool & Daycare centres, in some states however a few states like TN and Telangana have already allowed to open the crèche. We are hoping that by late 2021 or early 2022, all state governments may, may allow for the restart of all preschools and daycares / creche’. However, in the meantime, you can block your seat right away and enroll your child in our range of online, in-person and at-home programs. Once our centres do open, you can continue to avail these programs or a hybrid of 2 of them, depending on your child’s learning needs and your requirements. Please speak to your respective Centre Directors or call us on 76767 08888 to do so.

When are the government guidelines expected to reopen the centres?

As per our conversations with the Government, we are expecting a decision by the end of the year. We will keep parents updated as and when we have updates so it gives you ample time to plan ahead.

How is the reopening of KLAY Centres planned? 

The reopening of our centres will be planned as per the below parameters. The end goal as always is to do our very best to ensure that you child is always safe at KLAY.

Age groups: We will reopen for all age groups together – infants will however, have their designated space.  We may also look at staggering the timings of entry and exit to avoid crowding at the entry area/reception. We may also conduct mixed group sessions for better peer (social) interaction depending upon the attendance. We will also watch if the Ministry of Women and Child imposes any restriction on the operations of day care facilities as childcare as a service falls under this ministry.

Class strength: The number of children per class depends on the capacity per centre mandated by the Government. This is likely to be around 50% – 75% of total capacity. We will issue the availability further to intimation from the Government.

Class duration: Initially, for the first two weeks (settling period), we will restrict classes to a shorter duration – between 1 to 2 hours depending on the age. We will slowly increase it according to the comfort level of the children.  

Are admissions open for preschool kids for the new academic year (2022-2023)?

Absolutely! Preparations to welcome your little ones back to a safe and healthy place is happening in full swing. Due to the uncertainty, we do not expect you to pay the full fee upfront, but we do request you to block your seat at a KLAY centre near you, at the earliest, with a minimum advance fee of Rs 4999. This amount can be used for when the centres reopen or can also be used for whichever program that you opt for in the new academic year 2022-2023. You may also choose to start with online and transition to offline classes at a later date.

Since we will open in a phased manner, and might not have full occupancy, the total number of seats available would be lesser. Also, your confirmation of your child’s seat will help us plan better from a logistics, health, and safety standpoint. Please speak to your CDs at the earliest to complete the process.

What are the health and safety protocols in place?

We are working day and night to ensure we leave no stone unturned when it comes to the safety of the child. For one the teachers and staff who will be caring for your little ones in the centre are fully vaccinated. We will also follow a comprehensive 3 pronged approach to health and safety covering – Centre and Staff Hygiene, Child Safety and Parent Protocols

What measures will be taken to help your child settle in school given that parents will not be allowed inside?

Once children return, they will go through KLAY’s intensive 2-week settling program to help them transition from home to school smoothly. Focussing on PSED – Personal Social and Emotional Development – of the child, the activities will be built to give children an opportunity to self-express, gain confidence, and practice mindfulness.

We strongly believe that the parent’s state of mind is an important contributor to how well the children settle. We have implemented mandatory Child Personal Record meetings for the parent to meet one-on-one with our curriculum experts so they have the right mind-set and tools required to help manage the transition. In addition, parents have access to KLAY’s Parent Support Helpline in case they want to discuss their apprehensions/fears.

Is it safe for my child to return to daycare after it reopens?

The health and hygiene of your little one is and has always been of utmost priority to us. Our safety protocols have become even more stringent in the new normal and are based on CDC guidelines, international standards followed in preschools across the world and recommendations from our parent community. Do rest assured that we will do what it takes to ensure that we create for your little one a happy, healthy and safe place at KLAY.

What if my child is an infant? What are the settling measures that will be taken?

If your child is an infant and you are feeding your child, we are making arrangements for the parent to feed the child in a room that is separate from the rest of the children to reduce exposure. Parents will be able to know more on this during the centre tour/ or via a conversation with our centre directors. Please reach out to your centre director in case you would like to know more about the process.

Will online classes continue after reopening?

Yes, our online preschool classes and at home programs will run simultaneously with the in-centre classes. You can choose one or a hybrid of two formats as per your convenience or work schedule. We, however, recommend that you include physical classrooms as part of the plan as children in the early years (below 6 years) learn best in the company of other children and through play. Social interaction is extremely critical for their all-round development. 

What do you mean by a Hybrid model of learning and care?

Parents can choose a combination of two formats from the online, at home and in centre programs. The week will be split into 3 days of one format and 2 days of another. Parents can choose a combination basis their convenience of work from home and office schedules. That said, the child will be exposed to two different routines, two different learning environments and teachers, which the child will take some time to adapt and settle. Please expect overlapping of concepts in the hybrid models. However, under these circumstances our focus is more on PSED (physical, personal, social and emotional development) of children at the centres, which was missed out during the pandemic. Talk to your Centre Director to know more about our hybrid models.

In case of an emergency if a centre shuts down, will online classes be available for my child?

Of course, we will have both our online and in-person programs running simultaneously even after centres reopen. Parents will also have the flexibility to choose a hybrid model.

Will Teacher@Home be available until school reopens?

Yes, as mentioned in the previous response, our in-person programs will be available to use. Parent can choose between our Teacher@Home, Edukarer@Home or Nanny@Home services as per their unique needs and requirements.

Any restrictions in place for intake of students?

This will depend on the capacity per centre mandated by the Government (likely to be 50% – 75% of total capacity). In case your child is unable to join the nearest centre, we can check at another centre which has spare capacity.

Can children be dropped into school on particular days (when offices open) and looked after at home for the rest of the days?

Yes, you can opt for a hybrid model, or emergency care, wherein parents can opt few days at center and the rest at home. However, for better planning, we would keep the days fixed with respect to pre-schooling. We request you to get in touch with your Centre Director to discuss the days.

Is it going to be compulsory for children to attend school once it reopens or can the parents make the decision to continue online/in-person programs?

No, it will not be compulsory. We will leave it to the parent’s discretion when it comes to choosing the format of learning – in centre/online/in-person at home – but we recommend children learn at our centres to make the best of our in-centre learning environment and the benefits of social interaction.

Most parents are working from home away from their office locations. Can we be flexible in choosing any location?

Yes, definitely. Please get in touch with your centre directors and they will ensure you find a seat close to your new location. However, please bear in mind that this also depends on the capacity of the centre. If your closest centre is already full, we can look at the next best option.

What about after schoolers? Is there any program available for children between the ages of 5 and 10?

The KLAY after-school program will be the same as it was before. This program will also include a settling period of two weeks during which the children will come in for a shorter duration of time.

What is the current process and structure of fee payment?

The process varies if you are a new parent who is securing a seat versus an existing parent who is looking to get promoted to the next level. You will receive a separate communication from us on the process to block a seat for your child in a centre of your preference.

Are we going to be charged for both online classes and daycare?

You will be charged only for the format of learning that you would opt for your child. In case of exigencies, if the centre needs to shut or the child is unwell and cannot come to the centre, you can always opt for the online learning option for your child for that period, without any extra fee.

Will there be a renewal fee for old students?

The annual fee for the year needs to be paid, apart from the monthly tuition fee. This is same as before. There is no separate renewal fee.

Do existing parents have to go for new admissions or a transfer in case of location changes?

If you have moved cities, you can opt for a transfer within the KLAY centres.

I paid for admissions just before the lockdown. Will there be a refund for it?

If you are looking to withdraw your child from KLAY, yes, your fee will be refunded. If you wish to continue with us, it will be adjusted with the fee of the program of your choice. Your Centre Director will reach out to you with further details.

I am using the KARE@Home program. Do I need to take admissions again?

If you are opting for an in-centre admission, it will be regarded as a separate program and we need to do the enrolment process again. You can block your seat here. If you are already part of the KARE@Home program and you wish to continue, you can do that as well.

How would the fee structure differ if we were to choose a hybrid structure of classes?

There would be different options available under the Hybrid learning model. It will not be the sum total of the fees of the two programs, if you are choosing a hybrid of two formats. It will be a hybrid fee model and you will definitely not be paying twice. You will hear from us shortly about the hybrid programs and the associated fees.

What are the measures in place of any staff member develops flue/COVID like symptoms?

We have chalked out detailed emergency response mechanisms in case a staff member or a child develops symptoms or is tested positive.

If child/staff shows symptoms
• Isolation in sick room till parent arrival
• Evaluate situation for 3 days
• If symptoms don’t persist, centre to be operational after deep cleaning

If child/staff is tested positive
• Isolation in sick room till parent arrival
• Home isolation and COVID test if symptoms persist
• Centre closure for stipulated days (based on no. of cases)
• Disinfection of centre by pest control agency

Are the teachers and staff vaccinated?

Yes, all our teachers and staff are fully vaccinated.

Will the staff wear masks at all times?

Yes, our staff will wear masks at all times. All support staff will wear freshly washed aprons and teachers
will wear clean waistcoats at all times. Kitchen, housekeeping and security staff will wear caps,
protective gear and gloves at all times.

What are the recommendations for parents who are staying away from the city?

We will decide basis the travel history and the State Government guidelines on testing prior/post travel for this. It is always better to err on the side of caution, and so we recommend that parents self-isolate for 14 days post travel and monitor themselves and their children for any symptoms before sending them to school.

Physical distancing is challenging for children below the age of 6. What are your measures to enforce this?

While we know that it is difficult to get our children to sit in one place and maintain a distance from their friends, it is our endeavour to implement adequate measures so children follow physical distancing rules to their best possible ability, while at the centre. Demarcated spots for each child, reduced class strength, rearrangement of furniture and staggering of activities will be implemented to ensure physical distancing.

Will the CCTVs still be available?

Yes, CCTVs will be available for recording at the centre and will be made available to parents in a phased out manner, to monitor their child while they are in school.

Does the temperature of family members need to be recorded in addition to the child and parent?

Yes, the temperatures of the immediate family staying in the same house as that of the child will need to be recorded and shared with us.  

Home cooked food may turn cold when sent in boxes for the child. Any solution for this?

Our centres are equipped with Microwaves and if parents are OK, heating food prior to serving can be done by the staff. All support staff will be using PPE’s – Mask, gloves, head cap, aprons etc. as a precautionary measure. Alternately, we suggest dropping off the lunch just before mealtime. In any case, opening our kitchens considering the current circumstances is a risk we must not take.

What measures are being taken to help the child settle in school considering parents are not allowed inside?

Once children return, they will go through KLAY’s intensive 2-week settling program to help them transition from home to school smoothly. Focusing on PSED – Personal Social and Emotional Development – of the child, activities are built to give children an opportunity to self-express, gain confidence, and practice mindfulness. We strongly believe that the parent’s state of mind is an important contributor to how well the children settle. We have implemented mandatory CPR meetings for the parent to meet one-on-one with our curriculum expert so they have the right mindset and tools required to help manage the transition. In addition, parents have access to KLAY’s Parent Support Helpline in case they want to discuss their apprehensions/fears.

If the child is an infant, we are making arrangements for the parent to feed the child in a room that is separate from the rest of the children to reduce exposure. Parents will be able to know more on this during the centre tour/ or via a conversation with our centre directors.

What will be the approach for deciding the eligibility for enrolling children (as per the age group) as they now have had a break for more than a year?

We will follow the State guidelines of age criteria while determining which class your child will go to. In case your child has had no formal learning intervention in the last year, we will recommend going through the missed class, considering their holistic development. Please talk to your CDs and request to speak to our curriculum experts to discuss this in detail.

Is it possible to take classes over the weekend so that the parent can accompany the child?

Having a fixed routine of classes through the week will help the child settle better. Having the parent over the weekend and again in the normal school environment through the week will confuse the child. We recommend the child going through our planned classes through the week so they can get used to the new environment better.

Can you share information about all available programs?

We currently have three learning formats available – in-centre, online and in-person at home and two care formats available – in-centre and in-person at home.

Kindly go through the detailed information on the respective pages on our website. We now also offer hybrid learning models which you can opt for along with the in-centre program.

Please let us know about the school fee for corporate employees?

Owing to COVID-19, most of our contracts are either active OR on hold, however our corporate SPOCs have been very responsive with regards to parents seeking admissions whenever we have reached out. Please do get in touch with us on IVR or respective Centre Director for us to determine this on a case to-case basis.

Our offices might ask us to work only 3 days a week and my centre is located in my office premises. How will this be handled?

We understand the concern, and offer a hybrid model where the child can take up at-home learning models on the days they are at home. Do contact your centre directors to understand the centre open nearest to you and we should be able to accommodate your child basis the availability.

If my daughter is in a corporate program and I’m working from home, can I send her to a nearby retail centre without additional charges?

Absolutely! We will just need to check if the corporate tie-up allows for the flexibility, else we are happy to speak to your company and facilitate the same. Please do get in touch with the respective centre director and/ KA manager for further details. In the interest of the child settling, we recommend you don’t change the centres from time-to-time once the child has been admitted.

You can read our pricing policy in detail here.

India’s Top Preschool & Daycare with 160+ Playschools in 7 Cities

India’s Top Preschool & Daycare with 160+ Playschools in 7 Cities

Instilling independent learning, creative thinking and strong values.

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Story and Puppetry

Field Trips

Art

Hands on Activities

Sport

Performance

Outdoors

KLAY’s Preschool Program is designed based on the fundamental understanding that a child’s brain undergoes extraordinary development in the first six years of life. KLAY helps your child embark on the journey of lifelong learning and lays a solid foundation for academic and social development.

The focus of the KLAY Preschool program is to instill independent learning, creative thinking & excellent communication skills to arm your children to succeed in tomorrow’s world.

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Program Details

• Toddler
• Pre-K
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Junior Toddler: 15 Months Onwards | (9. 00 am – 12.00 pm)
Senior Toddler: 2 Years Onwards | (9.00 am – 12.00 pm)

The KLAY Toddler Program is based on experiential and social learning and helps your child learn in a fun filled space through different activities.

The activities are planned to promote growth in cognitive, literary, logical and social skills and help the toddler grow into an independent and confident individual while preparing for needs beyond pre-school.

The program helps your child by:

• Identifying the developmental and learning needs of your child aged 12 months to 20 months.
• Providing developmental and age appropriate activities.
• Providing learning zones that help develop linguistic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic skills.
• Introducing spaces like home zones (Language, Math and Art), outdoor zones, role play, block zone and nature zones and help the child to be prepared for life outside preparatory school.

Pre-K: 3 Years Onwards | (9.00 am – 12.00 pm)

The KLAY Pre-K program helps bridge the transition between the established elementary knowledge attained during the Infant and Toddler programs and advanced learning abilities. The Pre-K program focuses on building on the language ability, logical reasoning, numeric ability and scientific thought.

Children are divided into small differentiated groups based on learning abilities and the focus is on promoting focused and accelerated learning.

In all KLAY centres the learning ecosystem is divided into different learning zones. These zones provide experiences that focus on developing all the skills and preparing for future academic success and holistic growth.

K 1: 4 Years Onwards | (9.00 am – 1.00 pm)

KLAY Kindergarten K-1 program focusses on the all round development of a child. The curriculum revolves around five pillars of development: Language & Literacy, Math & Logic, Physical, Social & Emotional Development, General Awareness & Creative Expression.

Literacy not only includes learning language and writing but also communicating. Math and Logic includes numbers as well as problem solving skills and cognitive development.

At KLAY we encourage children to express themselves through different media be it dance, music, art or ICT. The Art program at KLAY provides exposure to well-known artists and tribal art forms, from around the world.

K 2: 5 Years Onwards | (9.00 am – 1.00 pm)

The KLAY Kindergarten, K-2 program gives exposure to ICT program along with focus on Language and Math skills.The K-2 program is designed to give children a strong foundation in the skills and academic excellence that will be needed to enter regular school.

The program helps develop physical, personal, social, emotional skills; literature and language skills; logical-mathematical skills; creative and expressive skills; and knowledge and understanding of the world. Our curriculum’s approach allows each child to explore reading, math, science, music, movement and field trips to meet our five frameworks of learning.

KLAY values teacher facilitated and child oriented curriculum with sequential instruction to ensure that children are prepared for the adventure of having a lifelong love for learning. Our K-2 program is aligned with State, CBSE, ICSE and IB school standards, so that children will be prepared to confidently enter first grade.

A Day at KLAY Preschool

• Arrival and Free Play

• Circle Time & Concept Introduction

• Snack Break

• Outdoor Play

• Exploring the Learning Centres

• Storytime, Music & Movement, Role Play

What Parents are Saying!

We are very happy and proud to be associated with KLAY (Prestige Tech Park, Bangalore). Our daughter, Tanishka, has been enrolled here since Feb 2016 and what an amazing transformation she has had over the past 6 months. From a socially shy person to a completely outgoing child – It is a treat for our eyes to see her evolving every day both cognitively and emotionally. The biggest credit goes to KLAY’s staff at PTP, the curriculum, the policies and their positive attitude to all our concerns.

When Tanishka waves us bye every morning with a radiant smile and greets us with the same smile back in the evening, it makes us feel that we have chosen the right school for her. Tanishka’s happiness, her love for her teachers, friends and the everyday surprises she gives us in the form of rhymes and activities when she is back home are the biggest reason for us to testify the credibility of KLAY. It tells a lot about the positive environment at the school when your child asks you to drop her to school on weekends. A big thanks to team KLAY PTP for giving Tanishka love and care and the wings to fly like a free bird and explore in initial and very important years of her life. You are shaping lives of our children and we as first time parents have learnt a lot from you to better our parenting as well. Thanks SO much!

Tanishka’s Parent
Prestige Tech Park, Bangalore
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Clay Pre School – Moulding the Future

Clay Pre School – Moulding the FutureClay Play School

Welcome to The Clay Pre School A World of Kids

The Clay, a pre-school was born with the desire to nurture the child and lay a foundation for a learned society.

CLAY – Pre School is a home away from home for your child. You will find that Clay is child friendly, safe, hygienic, thoughtfully designed and well equipped. We, at Clay Playway in India wish to preserve the excitement and wonder of childhood and make children experience the joy of learning. We believe in being both child friendly and education friendly and creating lifelong learners. Clay Pre School is one of its kind. It caters the needs of a premium segment of society. Clay is chain of schools in india you will see flourishing around you.

Clay is a modern pre school that provides world class education and services to its customers. The very look of Clay Playway speak volumes about its quality and services. Clay provides best of infrastructure, curriculum, finest faculty, Trained and equipped Teachers, best learning tools and latest technologies for its customers. Customer satisfaction is what the school believes in. Clay is the futuristic Pre School of India.

Clay Infrastructure

All CLAY PRE SCHOOLS are built with love. All buildings are new, modern and colorful.

We play alot of emphasis on infrastructure design as it is believed to influence student’s attitude, behavior and learning

The school infrastructure is designed in a way that the children could have opportunity to learn through playing. The pre school building itself acts as a learning aid. The architecture is such that it attracts children towards the school, promotes activities and increases peer learning opportunities by making the whole campus a child friendly one. Clay is popular as best Pre School and is the only Playway in India to provide holistic development to children.

Our Vision & Mission

Our aim is to be a global leader in the field of Early childhood Education.

Vision of Clay:

Vision is what makes you. Vision is what keeps you going. Clay works with the vision of providing world class education and creating future leaders and global citizens for the nation. Each step it moves forward is keeping this vision alive in anything and everything.

Philosophy of Clay:

Clay provides world class facilities to the Parents who are looking for a world class experience of learning and education. It provides world class opportunities to a child that help in shaping the fertile little minds and nurture humanity and global spirit in the child.

From the Desk of the Chairperson: Mr. Shobhan Soi

I would like to share with you the vision that founded the school and will keep it going. Our vision is to provide future leaders and global citizens to our nation. We aim at providing world class education and help shape the little minds to be future ready.

We ensure a positive, safe and secure environment for your child’s growth. At this age, a child is receptive to all. We can fill him with anything and everything we want. Clay believes in providing lifelong values, building humanity, love and works on the overall development of child. We work on creating individual personality of a child.

Our Teachers are specially trained into taking care about the holistic development of child

Early childhood education aims to lay the foundation of learning in children. I believe if the pillar is strong, the building will stay long. We are everyday working to transform the Education world for the betterment of children and “Discovery based Learning” is a step forward in this direction. As Early childhood Educators, we at every step needs to understand the changing needs of children and keep on transforming the lives of little ones.

Awards and Accolades

CLAY has received a National Award for “Developmentally appropriate Curriculum Planning and Assessment” by Early Childhood Association, India. We have also received 3 National Awards at different platforms for the best work in early childhood Education.

Facilities

Clay provides best of the facilities to its customers:

Cherishing Moments

Premium schools believe in giving premium facilities to their customers in terms of everything.

It collects, preserves and celebrates the many
happy moments in your child’s life. Pictures
capture the childhood period of one’s life, forever.
Therefore, we have created Clay’s own Album designed by
expert creative team. We give each child at Clay, a
platform to showcase his accomplishments, moments,
participation in various activities, celebrations through
the medium of which a Parent can see and share their
child’s growth and accomplishments with their friends and
relatives.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure is designed keeping in mind child’s needs.
Classrooms are equipped with finest of furniture based on
themes appropriate to boost up child’s creative instincts.
Every nook and corner of the school speaks about the
qualitative approach that school so believes in. Every CLAY
School is made up with Colourful Interiors to attract the
imagination and curiosity of children.

Curriculum

Curriculum is the USP of Clay preschool.
CLAY imparts Discovery based Learning to children. Our whole
curriculum revolves around this ideology. Children learn
from their own Curiosities and Discoveries. We, at CLAY work
on the overall development of child.
The curriculum is designed in such a way that it covers
the five core developments of the child i.e. physical, socio-
emotional, cognitive, sensory and language development.
All activities are designed keeping in mind all these developments.

Transport

Transport is being provided to give relieving quotient
to Parents who are running ahead of time in this
challenging era. Fully air conditioned Transportation
with equipped and trained drivers. Every Van has a
Female Helper Staff to take care of Children. Security
and safety of child is the utmost priority of Clay.

Meals

Meals are provided under proper hygienic and
health measures in school itself for the clay kids.
Skilled staff has been appointed for this purpose.
Proper Menu has been designed by health experts
on monthly basis for the kids.

Teaching Faculty

At Clay ,our Teachers are avid learners too. They receive continuous training that makes them skilled in child care. They listen, tell stories, play with the little ones, and laugh and cry with them. Here every Teacher is part friend, part mentor and all love. With a workforce of highly professional teachers, along with quality managers, academic heads and administrators, Clay provides children the opportunity to learn and grow, in an environment of love and care.

Our Teachers undergo various Trainings from time to time to develop their skills and to keep them at par with the changing times and needs. These Trainings include:

• First Aid Training
• Fire Safety Training
• Curriculum Trainings on various Topics
• Trainings on Parent- Teacher Interaction and Teacher- Child Interaction
• Effective Classroom Management
• Training on Safety and Security of the child

• Safety, health and nutrition
• Parent and teacher behavior
• Interpersonal Skills
• Pre-school storytelling
• Art and craft

Academic Excellence

Clay preschools have the best of the curriculum specially designed keeping into consideration present scenario and demands/needs of today’s child. At Clay, we have introduced our tiny tots to our own world of curriculum filled with Discovery based activities and colourful illustrations created to make learning a fascinating and wholesome experience.

The school infrastructure is designed in a way that the children could have opportunity to learn through playing. The school building itself acts as a learning aid. The architecture is such that it attracts children towards the school, promotes activities and increases peer learning opportunities by making the whole campus a child friendly one.

Methodology and Curriculum

Our curriculum aims to develop the whole child, primarily focusing on children’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social development.

The unique feature of our syllabus is that, it is innovative, thematic and skill based.

Stage Activities

To boost up the confidence quotient in kids and making them future ready to face the stage and world.

Pretend Plays and Role Plays

To give wings to their curiosity and wonder by maximum exposure to their creative quotient.

Taekwondo

By an expert instructor to give the kids self defensive techniques as well as channelizing their physical powers.

Drawing, Coloring and Craft Work

To enhance their imaginative and creative quotient. Your child could be a star in the making, u never know.

Rhymes and Story Telling

To enhance their self expression

Nature Walks

To imbibe in them love for nature and natural setting.

Conceptual Development

Every concept that a Teacher teaches is through variety of Activities designed by expert Academicians. Excursions, Pretend Plays, Dramatizations, Exposure to Real as well as Action images, flashcards and many such sources being used to reinforce every concept to a child.

Doll House and Toy Room

This is a virtual world that helps in the social development of children. For them, dolls and Toys are merely representatives of themselves, their family members and other individuals in society. Here the child learns good manners and etiquettes in relation to self, family and society.

Intellectual Development Tools

Puzzle solving, building towers and other ID tools being used for this core development in the child. There is one to one session with Teacher who helps the child do puzzles, build blocks, learn from flashcards, use tools like hammer sets etc.

Clay Moulding and Clay Activities

To work on their fine motor skills.

Dancing skill enhancement

By expert choreographers to polish their inners skills and talents.

Fine Motor Activities

Like Beading, Tearing, pasting, Stamping, finger printing, Fist printing, Hand printing, Cotton dabbing, objects pasting , Lace tying, buttoning and many more to enhance their fine motor skills.

Sensory Development

Activities that will enhance their sensory Skills like Playing with magnifying glass, Sound boxes, clay and many more conceptual activities like Identification , Matching, Sorting etc that help their senses to grow.

Gross Motor Activities

Like Running, Jumping , Beam balancing, Ladder climbing, Hopping, hopscotch, Hoopla play, Doll House Play, sliding, Sports and many more to enhance their Gross motor movements.

Free Play

In the early years, no lesson is more important for a child than just learning to enjoy learning. Giving the space to a child to blossom is equally essential. Free play is one such medium through which a child learns to be fully expressed.

Ball Pool Play

Ball pool zone is one another medium to give wings to their free energies to flow.

Smart Class

Cinemas at times could be more real and exciting than reality, which is why we use a Smart class with full screen images to impart conceptual knowledge in an exciting manner.

Sports and Music- an integral part of Curriculum

At CLAY, children not only get “Learning through Play” but also given ample of opportunities and tools to develop an interest in Sports and Music. Hence, Sports and Music are an integral part of their Curriculum.

Our Team

We are a great team in the field of Education.
Realizing the need for Premium and Elite Preschool in the country,
a team with an experience of 4 decades initiated CLAY. Among our team members are
Educationists, Child Psychologists, and Experienced Early Childhood Education Experts,
Parenting Experts and a big chunk of creative and Loving Teachers. So, many professionals
work religiously in planning a scientific curriculum, designing innovative, more effective
teaching methods, exploring and creating new and better teaching aids.

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Everything you wanted to know about Clay

There are certain Guidlines for you that will help you in understanding the school and its processes in a much better way.

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Related to Joining of the Child

After the completion of admission process, joining date will be given. For the first week Parents
need to accompany the child in the settling phase. Then the child will be shifted to the respective
classroom once he got settled.At the time of joining, after full clearance of dues, following particulars
will be issued by the Admission office.

• School bag will be issued within two days of joining of the child that he/she will carry along on daily basis. In case of any wear and tear of bag, Parents need to get another one issued from school reception.
• An apron will be issued that will be kept in school for child’s use.
• Children I-cards will be issued that you need to fill up with the particulars given and a passport size photograph of the child to be attached. This I- card need to be worn by the children on daily basis properly pinned at the back of the child.
• Guardian I-cards will be issued to the Parents for the pick and drop of child. Whosoever will come to pick or drop the child needs to carry that I-card along. Only than a child will be handed over to them.

Curriculum Material

Special Books has been designed by the Creative Team that helps in developing the Conceptual Knowledge in children through variety of Fine Motor, Visual, Cognitive and Aesthetic ways. Following Books will be issued to the child as per the level of Class he/she will be in :-

In Playgroup

Curriculum Sheets will be provided to the child in class as well as Homework that includes only Colouring Worksheets as per the theme of the month.

In Pre Nursery

• My First Language Book of CLAY
• My First Number Book of CLAY
• My First Maths Book of CLAY
• My First Theme Book of CLAY
• A Sketch Book

In Nursery

• My Language Book of CLAY
• My Maths Book of CLAY
• A Sketch Book

Transportation

Transportation will be provided by school on an optional basis. After the joining of the child, he can avail the school Transport after a week of the settling phase of child. Transport will be provided within two days of depositing the Transport fee. For the kids availing school transport, dues need to be cleared well on time otherwise transport will be discontinued without fail.

Fee Procedure

Fee will be taken quarterly and not on monthly basis. It needs to be deposited at school reception by 7th of first month of every quarter. Failing this fine will be charged 100 Rs per week after 7th. We look forward for a healthy bond and association in all spheres. Fee can be paid by cheque or cash. Do collect the fee receipts after the payment. Do not send fee or any cash in hands of driver or maid. School will not be answerable for any carelessness or discrepancy occurring due to it.

Parenting

Parenting is one of the most interesting and rewarding experience of our life. So we need to spend considerable time preparing to bring our children into the world.

Parenting is the way you nurture your child. It’s the experience that can be
gained only while raising your own children. Parenting needs are different at
different times. The way you deal with your child when he/she was 2 years old,
you cannot deal your child the same way when he/she turns 6. It’s importnat
to understand the needs of children at the different levels of their growth
and need to be flexible enough to fulfill those needs.

We at CLAY, provide Expertise assistance from time to time to our Parents
and in general on lots of Parenting issues, Child’s behavioural problems
and Parenting Techniques to raise the child well in these testing Times
where there are lot of Influencing behaviours to manage and refrain our
child from.

Admission criteria

Play Group

From 1 yr 6 months to 2 years

PreNursery

2 yrs to 2 yrs 6 months

Nursery

2 yrs 6 months to 3 yrs 6 months

Prep

3 yrs 6 months to 4 yrs 6 months

Day Care

2 yrs to 8 yrs

Fun Club

2 yrs to 8 yrs

Yearly Events

Clay believes in celebrating every day of life. Moving with this thought, the School would like to give a glimpse of the
celebrations and events we have throughout the year.

Celebrating Festivals

Every month, one or the other Festival has been celebrated. Lohri, Holi, Rakhi,
Janamashtmi, Gurupurab, Dussehra and Diwali, Christmas all festivals has been
celebrated with great vigor and enthusiasm. Children come dressed up and the
importnace of every festivity has been shared with them.

Celebrating relationships

Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Friendship Day are being celebrated
to promote and encourage family values and love for family
amongst the kids.

School Picnic

Children go on Picnic with School two times in a
year. Such excursions give an exposure to kids and
help them create a bond with their peer groups as
well as Teachers.

Excursions

Children’s visits are planned time to time to give
them an exposure to their social and physical
surroundings. They even go on excursions to get
educational and learning values.

Sports Day and Annual Function

In addition to all these, School has its Annual
Sports Day and Annual Function. To promote child’s
inner talents in terms of Dance, Sports, Stage acts
and to celebrate the bond of Parents and School, we
organize these events. Parents feel proud to see the
year long learnings and achievements of their child
and celebrate with us.

Farewell Party

Last but not the least at the session end, finally
a time comes when our sweetheart kids need to part
away from us to step into a new world of formal
education. We like to celebrate this new phase with
cheering smiles and hiding tears in form of a fun
filled Party.

Franchising

Heading with the vision to provide overall development that creates world class leaders with a global vision, CLAY is planning to expand across the globe through Franchising.

Why Franchise with CLAY?

• CLAY is promoted by four decade old Management having extensive experience in Education domain.
• CLAY’s appropriately designed and well researched curriculum and unique methodology makes learning Fun.
• CLAY’s management will conduct excellent training programs for Teachers and Support Staff.
• CLAY is a moderate investment opportunity offering attractive returns on investment.
• CLAY has a dedicated team to guide franchisees on Academic, Operational and Marketing aspects.

Preferred Franchisee Profile

• Existing owners of Preschools
• Women Enterpreneurs with significant financial backing.
• Professors/ Teachers of leading Schools willing to open their School
• Conversation Franchisee with a strategic location
• Investor driven Professionals

Extensive Support System

• Intial Setup Support
• Operations Trainings
• Curriculum Training and Support
• Marketing Support
• Advertising and Promotional Support

KLAY Schools looks to hit milestones early with Salesforce

As a working parent with access to childcare in the United Kingdom, Priya Krishnan, CEO of KLAY Prep Schools and Day Care (KLAY) noticed that many female colleagues in India dropped out of the workforce in the absence of such options. The businessperson in her spotted an opportunity, but Krishnan says it was also a strong desire to enable women to follow their dreams that led to her founding KLAY.

Today, the company runs 160 childcare centres around the country which offer both education and care. Besides working with corporates to provide on-site childcare in about 70 locations, KLAY also operates centres close to workplaces and residential areas across seven cities in India. Currently, 15,000 students, 30,000 parents and 3000 teachers come under the KLAY umbrella.

While KLAY’s initial premise was to provide a credible, professional alternative to existing childcare options, the team soon found that families were turning to them for more. “It’s not just about providing childcare, but providing a support structure for families through counselling and answering milestone-related queries as well. We have morphed from being a childcare provider to a parenting partner in early child care,” says Krishnan.

“The very fact that we can now measure everything that we do is a good outcome for us. ”

“The very fact that we can now measure everything that we do is a good outcome for us.”

Building foundations for larger dreams

Technology is core to KLAY in a number of ways.

“We are in a high-, fixed-cost industry where profitability is driven by utilisation,” points out Krishnan. “When we were smaller, we could use excel-based systems to measure business metrics, but as we scaled, we needed an automated solution that could scale with us.”

When they looked around for a solution that provided daily metrics, as well as predictive tools for situations such as backfilling to balance out student withdrawals, the KLAY team found that Salesforce offered much of what they needed.

KLAY uses Sales Cloud across their B2B and B2C customer segments for lead management. The entire lead flow from lead generation to enrolment, and the contact-to-contract process is now automated on the solution.

For their corporate customers, Sales Cloud captures the different variables that define KLAY’s corporate relationships, including enrolment processes, reimbursement policies and on-site centres, as part of the customer 360.

When it comes to parent-customers, leads generated from walk-ins, open houses, events, digital programmes and other customer touchpoints are captured and consolidated on Sales Cloud. Sales Cloud objects like tasks, calls and events are also used extensively to schedule and track parent visits.

This kind of automation of the lead management process has boosted conversion rates by 40-50 percent.

KLAY also uses Sales Cloud to manage the revenue process. “Invoicing, collecting and receipting are integrated with Salesforce and we use the platform to track cash flows,” says Vidya Venkat, Head – Information Systems at KLAY.

This streamlining of day-to-day processes has helped KLAY achieve a 30-40 percent rise in the efficiency of invoicing and collection.

Sales Cloud further functions as a student data repository, and has become the single source of all data relating to the enrolled children.

Learning and growing with technology

Klay is also using  Service Cloud to manage cases related to Salesforce, and “in the pipeline is the use of Service Cloud to manage omnichannel service delivery,” says Venkat.

Pardot is used for digital marketing campaigns, and to run customer journeys and experiences.

“Pardot has been quite interesting for us,” says Krishnan. “While we have always done a lot of marketing activities, earlier, we were unable to track their overall efficacy. This is something we are now able to fine tune and optimise.”

With all lead data consolidated on Salesforce, the team is able to target programs effectively, optimise campaign spends and focus on channels that yield more. “Our marketing engine is more data-driven,” says Venkat.

Krishnan is encouraged by the early results of KLAY’s Salesforce journey. “The very fact that we can now measure everything that we do is a good outcome for us,” she states.