Radhika Bhushan, founder and director of Shree Kant Bhushan (SKB) Little Folks preschool, Kanpur founder has won the lifetime achievement award for her outstanding contribution in the field of early childhood education and care (ECCE). Her school, SKB also won an award in the category of Innovative Preschool Enterprise.
Speaking on this recognition, Radhika Bhushan, said, “I am ecstatic to have been awarded the lifetime achievement award. The journey of Little Folks started 40 years ago with the passion to work for the cause of early childhood education. Every little step of progress my children take, my heart fills up with joy. Their achievements become my gratification. I have devoted my entire life nurturing these nestlings till they take flight into the big world! I started with no curriculum, no guide, no material and no books. It was a daunting task but at the same time, a gift in disguise ! I learned, designed and innovated. I developed different strategies and formulated an extensive all encompassing syllabus to reach new levels of growth. Happily, the evolution continues each day.”
Radhika Bhushan is a formidable face within Kanpur’s education space and has won several awards in the past as well. In 1998, she received the “Best Educationist” award by the Femina Magazine. In 2010, she was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award by TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) and FICCI FLO.
