Graduate feasibility study (Master of Business Administration) -- Foundation University, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and appendices.

ABSTRACT
The proposed private learning center will be named Early Steps Learning
Center. The mission of the establishment is to develop and enhance the child's
learning during the formative years of its life and to assure the caring, nurturing
and safe environment for the children.
Early Steps Learning Center will be the first and only private school in
Dauin, Negros Oriental. Nursery, Kinder I and Kinder Il will be offered. Nursery
will cater to children ages 3-4 years old, Kinder I will be offered to 5 years old and
Kinder Il will be offered to children, 6 years old.
The operation will be governed and be subjected to the existing rules and
requlations of the Department of Education and other government regulatory
bodies. The long range objective of the proposed project is to continue to provide
education for children in the earty vears and for the total development of a chid.
Tne preschool must be able to continue to form children with capable Curious
learners who must be free to leam for themselves and express their thoughts ana
Ideas. The preschool shall also boost children's' skills whether the kids Come
Trom middle class or well-off homes. The preschool shall also be the environment
where children learn at the same time enjoy going to schoo1.
The proposed private learning center will be situated in Lipayo, Dauin,
Negros Oriental. This site was selected due to its accessibility and majority of the
targeted market is in the area.
The proposed school aimed to commence its operation by school year
2014 - 2015. The project will take 14 months, including the feasibility study
before it will become fully operational. The Gantt chart presents the schedule of
activities.
The viability of the proposed project was assessed in terms of the
following aspects: marketing aspect, financial aspect, technical aspect,
management aspect and social economic aspect.
The partners will invest PHP 2,250,000.00 each for the proposed project.
The total capital investment is PHP 4,500,000.00. The pre-operating expenses
will amount to PHP 44,002.,00 and the fixed assets will be PHP 4,205,678.00;
total project cost of PHP 4,249,680.00. The capital needed for the proposed
school will come from the partners' own funds. The study made by the researcher yields a very favorable result. In the
marketing point of view, the proposed project is feasible since respondents
shows willingness to avail of the services and thev are capable of paying for the
Sevices. It also revealed that the project will gain financial advantage when t
Comes to profitably and immediate return on investment. Technically, the project
is feasible as it will be created to cater the need of an early childhood quality
education to the children of Dauin and its neighboring towns without the sacrifice
of waking up early and the hassle of travel to Dumaguete City. The proposed
establishment will be hiring employees especially the teachers which do not only
teach the child and mold their mental abilities but also to be able to mold the
interpersonal skills of each child. The operation will be supervised by the
partners. The proposed project will benefit the community as a whole. It will
provide employment and will also benefit the local government through taxes.
There will also be an increase in demand for food, transportation and the like.
And since it is found that the proposed project is feasible in all aspects of
the study, the researcher therefore recommend that the proposed project shall be
established as soon as possible, the partners must think of ways to promote the
school especially at an early stage of operation and the partners must be able to
maintain the quality of service they will offer so they can sustain the needs of its
clientele.