Day Care Centre

Supplementary to the school, a day-care centre was built up in 2003, facilitated through the financial support of Migros, a number of private donors and public funds. Parallel to compulsory attendance in Migros-School, the day-care centre will be intensively looked after to help the children developing a strong sense of community.

Background of the project

There are children in Tirupur that cannot get sufficient care and feeding by their parents caused of economic survival. This lack results in missing school progress. Their need for affection and safety, community and a stable livelihood is all too obvious.
With the opening of Migros Kids-School in Tirupur’s periphery education has begun to contribute to rising awareness levels about the value and importance of education itself. Conversations with children reveal the vivid dream of many to develop independently and learn a trade.

The project objectives

The day-care centre will give 80 children the opportunity to become once more an integral part of a social group. From an educational point of view, their development is secured. A range of services will react to social (food, health care, education) and their psychological needs. At the same time the children will be brought up to fully develop their talents and learn how to accept obligations and responsibility to the community.

Course of the project and financing

Spring 2003 the construction of the school started. In spring 2006 the first 13 children could use the school building.
Gradually the number of kids is to be raised on 80 children and orderly courses take place. The selection of the children depends on their conditions and will be done in consultation with the teacher’s body and the project co-ordination.
The offer addresses to school and kindergarten children, which already use the school facilities of the Migros Kids School.

The following personnel were engaged:
• Three educational responsible persons
• Three domestics (kitchen and cleaning personnel)

Play and quiet work spaces as well as meal and housekeeping areas were created. In addition the premises for the educational coworkers were furnished.  Beside the wash and toilet areas a small health center was furnished, which can be used also by the other school children and their families. The medical supply is already in the context of the Migors Kids Scholl organized.
The building of the center took place via co-funding with public funds.
The maintenance costs are managed proportionately by the KIDS Society in Tirupur, sponsors from Europe and subsidies by KIDS registered association. The amount of all building and installation costs are approx. 45.000 €.
During full utilization of 80 children the maintenance costs are approx. 10.000 € per year, for a child 125 € per year and/or 35 cent per day.