Modern Montessori International plans expansion in Africa

Singapore

MODERN Montessori International (MMI), a company in Singapore that specialises in early childhood education, has plans to expand its business in the African market. Its goal is to open the first preschool under the MMI brand in Lagos, Nigeria, in January next year. It also aims to have about 2,500 trained teachers in Africa within the next one to two years.

T Chandroo, chairman and CEO of MMI, told BT in an interview that the reason behind the expansion in Africa was because of the market's enormous potential. According to his observations, the people in the continent were largely hungry for knowledge. At the same time, they want the best for their offspring and were receptive to early childhood education. The only barrier was that there were very few trained professionals in the field.