Who are the people behind Hansel & Gretel and why did they feel a need for such a place?
The people behind Hansel and Gretel have lived abroad for more than a decade and raised children there. They have first hand experience with the activities and facilities available at kids’ play centers in U.S and U.K. Upon returning to India, they observed that there were few such centers available for kids here. They wanted a centre that provides a fun, ‘learn while you play’ atmosphere for children that is free-form without rigid schedules; something that is not normally found in a creche’ or a regular play-school. Secondly, the need for such kids play centres is on the rise, as parents find very little time to spend with their children (Click here for an article on this subject from The Hindu). In a bustling, cosmopolitan city like Chennai, there are some very obvious trends that drive this need: Double income households, nuclear families, extended hours in the office, traffic jams, congested shopping centres and rapid urbanization leading to overcrowded flats / residential neighbo
