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Maharashtra Govt Proposes Law To Regulate Private Preschools, Mandatory Registration And Quality Standards On The Cards
24htopnews | March 13, 2026 8:09 PM CST

The Government of Maharashtra plans to introduce a law to regulate private preschools, School Education Minister Dada Bhuse said. Over 12,700 institutions have already registered on the state portal. The proposed framework will mandate registration, set quality standards and require renewal every three years.

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government plans to introduce a law to regulate private preschools in the state, making registrations mandatory and ensuring that institutions meet quality standards, School Education Minister Dada Bhuse said on Friday.

Bhuse informed the state assembly that the government issued a circular on April 24, 2025, making it compulsory for private institutions providing pre-primary education to register on the "Preschool Registration Portal", and 12,733 schools have registered themselves so far.

The initiative aims to ensure that children in the three-to-six-year age group receive safe and quality early childhood education and that parents have access to consolidated information about such institutions at the state and district levels, he said during the Question House.

The minister said that the portal requires institutions to provide basic details such as location, management, number of classrooms, student strength, along with information about infrastructure facilities, including school buildings, playgrounds, toilets, drinking water and CCTV, as well as teachers and staff.


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