Bachpan Play School Franchise

Education & TrainingEst. 2004Sarai Rohilla, New Rohtak Road, Delhi

Delhi preschool chain: FAQ says a partner should have Rs 15 lakh and ~2,000 sq ft (may be a minimum); claims 1,200+ branches, locator lists 977.

Bachpan Play School franchise at a glance (terms checked Nov 2026)

Taking franchiseesModels: UnitTerms checked Nov 2026

Investment

Not published

The brand doesn't publish its investment

Ongoing take

Not published

Franchise fee

Not published

Payback

Not published

FranchiseChuno ScoreNot scored yet — 40% of data verified

Disputes with franchisees: None found (records checked Nov 2026)
Company standing: Active and up to date with the registrar
Outlets we could verify: 977 outlets on the brand's own store locator

Outlets

977 verified

Brand claims 977

What we couldn't verify

• Outlet closures
• Franchisee satisfaction
• Profit or loss
• Revenue trend

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Ask for the one-time franchise fee in writing, and whether any part is refundable.
Ask for the royalty and any marketing-fund fee, and how they're calculated (on sales or profit).

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Franchise terms checked against Bachpan Play School's official franchise page on 1 Nov 2026. Figures marked * aren't published by the brand — they come from other published sources or our own estimate, and aren't verified.

Investment Breakdown

Per franchisor

Initial investment the FAQ asks for (may be a minimum; composition not stated)

Amount not disclosed

FAQ says Rs 15 lakh as the 'initial investment' a partner should have; it does not say what it covers or whether GST is extra. Source: https://www.bachpanglobal.com/apply-for-franchise.php

Franchise fee

Amount not disclosed

Not published on the visible pages.

Total Investment—

Bachpan Play School doesn't disclose the amount of any of these charges.

Ongoing charges

Royalty or recurring fee · Not published on the visible pages.Amount not disclosed

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* Breakdown as published by Bachpan Play School. Bachpan Play School confirms 3 charges without disclosing the amount — get it in writing before you pay.

Ways to Partner with Bachpan Play School

1 partner model published by the brand. Figures it doesn't publish are left blank.

Unit franchise

Bachpan Play School centre

Space: 2,000 sq ft
Royalty / margin: Not published
Territory: Not stated
Who it suits: No prior experience needed, per its FAQ; a partner needs around 2,000 sq ft.

FAQ: 'an initial investment of Rs 15 lakhs and an area of around 2000 sq. ft.'; also 'you only should have' that amount to begin. It may be a minimum; what it covers is not stated, so no investment figure is set.

Reputation & News

1 red flag to check

What the press, courts and real franchisees or customers have said about Bachpan Play School — summarised by us, with every source linked.

Customer view· 2026-08-26
Parent complaints listed on a consumer-complaints site
ConsumerComplaints.in shows 72 complaints for the brand, 6 resolved and 66 unresolved, as of 26 Aug 2026. These are user-submitted and unverified, from parents of individual centres (themes seen: fee refunds, study-kit charges, staff conduct).
Source: ConsumerComplaints.in
Legal / regulatory· 2023-11-27
Delhi High Court restrains former Bachpan franchisee from using its marks
LiveLaw reports that on a suit by S.K. Educations Pvt Ltd (CS(COMM) 715/2023) the court granted an interim injunction against a former franchisee whose agreement ended in 2021. The report also records that the company holds registered word and device marks for Bachpan.
Source: LiveLaw

Legal & Contract Summary

Key contract terms at a glance — read before you sign.

Agreement Type

FOFO

Franchisee-Owned, Franchisee-Operated

Contract Duration

—

Renewal Available

—

Territory Exclusivity

—

Non-Compete Clause

—

Exit Clause

—

Who Can Apply for Bachpan Play School

Conditions the brand sets for partners, and the licences the business needs.

Capital the FAQ says a partner should have: Rs 15 lakh as an 'initial investment' (FAQ); what it covers is not stated and it may be a minimumRequired
Premises: Around 2,000 sq ft (FAQ)Required
Prior experience: Not required (FAQ)Preferred

About the Brand

Brand USP

Preschool franchise from Delhi; its FAQ states Rs 15 lakh and about 2,000 sq ft (possibly a minimum), and fee and royalty are not published.

Parent CompanyS.K. Educations Pvt. Ltd.

HeadquartersSarai Rohilla, New Rohtak Road, Delhi

Bachpan Play School is a preschool chain run from Delhi by S.K. Educations Pvt. Ltd. Its site says it was founded in 2004, opened its first branch in Ambala in 2005, and now has '1200+ branches across 400+ cities' in India and Nepal. Its own locator listed 977 India centre records on 1 Nov 2026 (200 in Uttar Pradesh, 96 each in Rajasthan and Karnataka, 93 in Telangana), so the 1,200+ headline is about 1.2 times what the locator shows; the site does not explain the gap. On the franchise side, the FAQ on its franchise page says Bachpan asks for an initial investment of Rs 15 lakh and an area of around 2,000 sq ft, and that a partner 'only should have' that amount to begin, so it may be a minimum rather than an all-in cost. The FAQ also says no prior experience is needed and a school can be running in around 60 days, and it lists set-up, inauguration, training, recruitment, marketing and a '360 degree' support app among the support. What the Rs 15 lakh covers, the franchise fee, royalty, agreement term, territory and any income or payback figures are not published on its visible pages, so we show no investment figure. Check the real outlet numbers with existing franchisees before committing. What to weigh: in November 2023 the Delhi High Court granted S.K. Educations an interim injunction against a former franchisee that kept using the Bachpan name after its agreement ended in 2021; the company said the agreement was not renewed because of licence-fee default (LiveLaw's report of the plaintiff's case, not a finding; later status not checked). A parent-complaints site lists 72 complaints about the brand, 6 resolved, as of 26 Aug 2026; these are unverified, mostly from parents about individual centres, and include fee-refund and staff-conduct complaints. Free company-data pages show the franchisor as active, with one HDFC Bank charge of Rs 10 crore created in Nov 2023. Tofler's FY25 change indicators (amounts are behind a paywall, accounts not read) show revenue down 2.8%, EBITDA down 10.4% and net profit down 49.1% on the year, against a revenue band of Rs 75-100 crore; we could not see absolute profit or loss.

Why invest in Bachpan Play School?

- Bachpan's franchise FAQ says no prior experience is needed, around 2,000 sq ft is required and a school can be running in about 60 days (the brand's statements). - Its own locator lists 977 India centre records (1 Nov 2026), including 200 in Uttar Pradesh, 96 in Rajasthan, 96 in Karnataka and 93 in Telangana. - The franchisor, S.K. Educations Pvt. Ltd., was incorporated in 1999 and shows as Active; InstaFinancials lists an AGM held on 30 Sep 2025.

Bachpan Play School by the Numbers

Source marked on each figure

977

Centres on its own locator (India) · 1 Nov 2026

Store locator

1,200+ across 400+ cities

Branches claimed by the brand · Nov 2026

Brand claim

Rs 15 lakh 'initial investment' (may be a minimum; composition not stated)

Capital the FAQ says a partner should have · Nov 2026

Brand claim

Rs 75-100 crore; its change indicators show revenue -2.82%, EBITDA -10.42% and net profit -49.07% on the year

Franchisor revenue band, FY25 (free company-data summary; accounts not read) · FY25 (31 Mar 2025)

Independent

Bachpan Play School Outlet Network

By state · 1 Nov 2026 (brand's own locator)

Uttar Pradesh200
Rajasthan96
Karnataka96
Telangana93
Madhya Pradesh80
Bihar63
Maharashtra54
Haryana45
Punjab37
Delhi32
Odisha27
Jharkhand26

+ 16 more

Cities with Outlets

Show all 64 cities

Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshVijayawada, Andhra PradeshGuntur, Andhra PradeshTirupati, Andhra PradeshItanagar, Arunachal PradeshGuwahati, AssamSilchar, AssamPatna, BiharMuzaffarpur, BiharBhagalpur, BiharRaipur, ChhattisgarhBilaspur, ChhattisgarhPanaji, GoaAhmedabad, GujaratSurat, GujaratVadodara, GujaratRajkot, GujaratGurgaon, HaryanaFaridabad, HaryanaAmbala, HaryanaRanchi, JharkhandJamshedpur, JharkhandDhanbad, JharkhandBangalore, KarnatakaMysuru, KarnatakaKochi, KeralaBhopal, Madhya PradeshIndore, Madhya PradeshJabalpur, Madhya PradeshGwalior, Madhya PradeshMumbai, MaharashtraPune, MaharashtraNagpur, MaharashtraNashik, MaharashtraChhatrapati Sambhajinagar, MaharashtraImphal, ManipurBhubaneswar, OdishaCuttack, OdishaLudhiana, PunjabAmritsar, PunjabMohali, PunjabJaipur, RajasthanJodhpur, RajasthanKota, RajasthanChennai, Tamil NaduHyderabad, TelanganaWarangal, TelanganaAgartala, TripuraLucknow, Uttar PradeshNoida, Uttar PradeshKanpur, Uttar PradeshVaranasi, Uttar PradeshAgra, Uttar PradeshGhaziabad, Uttar PradeshPrayagraj, Uttar PradeshMeerut, Uttar PradeshDehradun, UttarakhandKolkata, West BengalHowrah, West BengalDurgapur, West BengalSilvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuDelhi, DelhiSrinagar, Jammu and KashmirJammu, Jammu and Kashmir

Cities with Outlets

64 cities

Has an outlet

Major city, no outlet listed

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Company Health Check

What Bachpan Play School's franchisor company has filed with the registrar and the courts — the checks a lawyer would run before you sign.

Status with the registrar: Active
Annual filings: Up to date
Last AGM: 30 Sep 2025
Paid-up capital: ₹1 Cr
Brand trademark: The Delhi High Court report (LiveLaw, 27 Nov 2023) says S.K. Educations holds registered word and device marks for 'Bachpan'; IP India register not read, so numbers and expiry are not shown.

Source: InstaFinancials and Tofler public pages (status, AGM, balance-sheet date, charges); LiveLaw court report; ConsumerComplaints.in. MCA21, accounts, GST register, IBBI/NCLT and e-Courts were not read. (checked Nov 2026)

Full company recordsFinancials year by year, registered details, leadership and timelineShow

Company Profile

The legal entity behind the brand, its leadership, and its official channels.

Registered name: S.K. Educations Pvt. Ltd.
Company type: Private limited company
CIN: U74899DL1999PTC101251
Incorporated: 20 Aug 1999
Headquarters: Sarai Rohilla, New Rohtak Road, Delhi

Leadership

AAjay GuptaFounder & CEO
SS.K. GuptaChairman
TTijay GuptaCOO
NN.K. JainCFO and Executive Director
DDeepshikha GuptaDirector

Social presence

YouTubeFacebookInstagram

Company details source: Company name as printed in Bachpan's site footer; CIN, status and incorporation date as shown on two free company-data mirrors (InstaFinancials, updated 22 Apr 2026, and Tofler, updated 20 Sep 2026) which agree; not read on MCA21

Bachpan Play School Timeline

1999-08-20
S.K. Educations Pvt. Ltd. incorporated
Per free company-data mirrors.
Source
2004
Bachpan founded
Per the brand's About page milestones.
2005
First branch, Ambala
Per the brand's About page milestones.
2014
1,000+ branches (brand claim)
Per the brand's About page milestones.
2023-11-27
Delhi High Court interim injunction against a former franchisee
CS(COMM) 715/2023; interim order restraining use of the Bachpan marks; the plaintiff says the agreement ended in 2021 (suit pending).
Source
2024
SPROUT curriculum launched
Per the brand's About page milestones.

FranchiseChuno Analysis

Our analysis of verified data

How Bachpan Play School looks once the numbers are checked side by side.

•Investment below the Education & Training medianMidpoint ₹0 L vs a category median of ₹14 L across brands on FranchiseChuno.
✓Brand operating for 22 yearsFounded in 2004. The brand doesn't state when franchising began.
✓Outlet claim matches its store locator977 outlets on its own store locator (1 Nov 2026 (Branches page lookup, country India, all states: 977 unique school codes)), in line with the 977 it claims.
!1 red flag in the news or public discussionSee Reputation & News below, and ask the brand to address each one.

Data completeness

55%

✓ Terms checked against the brand's own page
✓ Published investment (not an estimate)
○ Franchise fee
○ Royalty
○ ROI or payback claim
○ Agreement term
✓ Training details
✓ Outlet cities verified
○ Company financials
✓ Legal entity
✓ News & public opinion checked

Ask Before You Sign

Questions tailored to what Bachpan Play School does and doesn't publish.

1Speak to at least 3 franchisees who have run an outlet for 2+ years and see their actual monthly sales and profit — a franchisor making money doesn't mean its franchisees do.
2Ask for the one-time franchise fee in writing, and whether any part is refundable.
3Ask for the royalty and any marketing-fund fee, and how they're calculated (on sales or profit).
4Ask for the agreement term, renewal fee and exit or transfer terms.
5Ask whether you get an exclusive territory, and how large it is.
6Ask the brand to respond to each red flag listed under Reputation & News.
7Have a lawyer review the franchise agreement before paying anything.
8Visit 2–3 existing outlets and speak to their owners without the brand present.

Running the outletSpace, staff, launch steps, training, support and who does whatShow

Operations Required

What you'll need on the ground to run this franchise day-to-day.

Area Required

2,000 sq ft

Staff Needed

—

Setup Time

60 days

Owner Involvement

—

Best Locations

Not published

Business Type

Not published

Training & Support

What the brand provides to help you launch and run your franchise.

Training Cost

Covered by franchisor

Operations Manual

Step-by-step playbook for running the outlet

Not published

Supply Chain Support

Vendor sourcing, inventory & logistics

Not published

Technology / POS

Billing, inventory, and management software

Not published

Marketing Support

National & local marketing campaigns

Not included

Launch Support

Pre-opening setup and grand-opening assistance

Not published

Ongoing Field Support

Regular visits and operational coaching

Not published

Training Programme

Bachpan says it regularly runs online and offline training for directors, principals, teachers and technical staff. Hours, fees and duration are not published.

Ongoing Support

Per its franchise page: location, area, exterior and interior set-up support; inauguration support; recruitment support; marketing and advertising; uniforms, furniture, tech tools, books and promotional items; a '360 degree' support app and day-to-day support.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What training does Bachpan Play School provide?

Bachpan says it regularly runs online and offline training for directors, principals, teachers and technical staff. Hours, fees and duration are not published.

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