Early childhood educator helping children learn through play in a bright daycare classroom featuring the Catco Kids color palette

Corporate childcare operating partner · Pakistan · Since 2003

Pakistan’s corporate childcare pioneers.
Built for today’s workplace.

For 23 years, Catco Kids has established or managed onsite childcare for employers that need care, accountability and professional operating systems to work together.

23+ years corporate childcare experience 30+ centres established or managed Every 6 months structured training for all Catco staff

Corporate capability

01Workplace managementAssess, establish and operate 02Quality & staff developmentCertify, train and continuously improve 03Enterprise experienceProven across leading organizations

Established experience. Current discipline.

The pioneer still strengthening how corporate childcare operates.

Catco Kids helped establish corporate childcare as a professional service in Pakistan. Today, that experience is carried forward through structured management, certification courses, measurable quality assurance and recurring training for every Catco staff member.

23+ yearsof specialized childcare experience in Pakistan
30+ centresestablished or managed across our operating history
Every 6 monthsstructured training for all Catco staff
Internationally informed qualityQuality systems informed by international early childhood practice, including NAEYC standards

A record of firsts

Pioneer. Standard-setter. Operating partner.

2003

Pioneering onsite careIntroduced a structured onsite employee childcare program in Pakistan.

Standards

Building sector foundationsContributed standards-development experience in Pakistan and developed the quality systems and professional training needed to put them into practice.

Practice

Turning policy into deliveryCombined research, advocacy and training with the realities of managing centres every day.

For companies

Workplace daycare setup and management in Pakistan.

We translate your organization’s needs into a safe, professionally managed childcare service with clear accountability, consistent standards and ongoing oversight.

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Assess

We evaluate employee need, available space, capacity, budget and the operating model that fits your workforce.

02

Design & establish

We plan safe, child-centred spaces, guide setup and build the policies, staffing and systems needed to open well.

03

Recruit, train & develop

We source and prepare centre teams, provide certification courses and deliver structured training for every Catco staff member every six months.

04

Manage & assure

We run daily operations, monitor quality and continuously strengthen the centre through structured oversight.

Corporate-fit designA model shaped around workforce need, space, capacity and organizational priorities.

Specialist oversightOperational, academic, health and safety, training, and quality expertise working together.

Visible accountabilityDefined responsibilities, documented standards and structured management reporting.

Corporate childcare is a specialist discipline

Managing a preschool is not the same as managing a corporate daycare centre.

Preschool experience alone is not enough. A workplace centre operates within a larger corporate environment, where childcare practice must work alongside organizational safety, facilities, security and emergency systems. Catco Kids combines deep early-childhood expertise with serious professional capability in occupational health and safety, risk assessment and risk mitigation.

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Emergency readiness

Centre-specific evacuation planning, drills and response procedures coordinated with the host organization.

02

Safe setup and change

Risk review during design, construction and renovation—including the safety of materials, access and ongoing works around children.

03

Risk assessment

Systematic identification of hazards, practical controls and documented mitigation appropriate to young children and the workplace.

04

Continuous quality control

Structured monitoring, corrective action and continual improvement that strengthen performance beyond opening-day compliance.

Professional systems expertiseOur standards-development and childcare operating experience inform how risks are reviewed, responsibilities are defined and quality is continuously improved.

Look beyond the surface · Risk due diligence

Ask how deeply risk is understood, prepared for and managed.

A beautiful room is only the beginning. Furniture, activities and individual practices can be replicated; critical situations cannot be managed by appearance or improvised in the moment. Dependable corporate childcare requires detailed risk assessment, documented controls, trained teams, tested response plans and clear accountability that continue to work even when individual team members change.

Five questions every HR team should ask

01

What happens if child abuse is suspected or alleged?

02

What happens in an emergency?

03

What happens during a contagious-disease outbreak?

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Are staff prepared to act—not only informed?

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Will the system outlast staff changes?

Read the complete HR question list

Why workplace childcare

A people benefit backed by operating discipline.

Workforce supportHelp working parents remain present, productive and connected to their careers.

Managed responsibilityReplace ad hoc arrangements with documented standards, trained teams and ongoing oversight.

One accountable partnerCoordinate design, staffing, operations, training and quality through a single experienced team.

More than centre management

One organization. Four connected capabilities.

Catco Kids can support the full childcare lifecycle or strengthen one part of an existing service—without exposing clients to a patchwork of unrelated providers.

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Professional training

Certification courses and practice-focused learning, supported by six-monthly training for every Catco staff member.

Experience recognized by leading organizations

Trusted where childcare quality carries real responsibility.

Our history includes long-term centre management, design consultancy, training, research and policy work for respected employers and institutions.

Selected organizations served

UnileverNestléPSOShellEngro Mobilink / JazzAga Khan UniversityArtistic Milliners English Biscuit ManufacturersMartin Dow

Institutional and development collaborations

International Labour Organization Ministry of Women Development Punjab Women Development Department Aga Khan University

Catco Kids Quality Assurance

Quality that can be seen, measured and trusted.

CKQA turns good intentions into visible evidence of quality. Centres are independently assessed against clear standards, supported to address priority gaps and recognized for the level they achieve.

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1AssessIndependent review against defined standards
2ImproveClear priorities and practical support
3CertifyRecognition that communicates quality
4SustainPeriodic monitoring and continuous development

Additional sector-building services

Strengthening childcare beyond the centres we manage.

Independent centres can pursue credible quality recognition, while anyone interested in better childcare can access practical professional training.

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Accreditation & certification

Benchmark your centre, identify the gaps that matter and work toward a public CKQA quality rating.

  • Structured centre assessment
  • Improvement roadmap
  • Certification and rating
  • Ongoing quality review
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Professional training—open to everyone

Practical learning for centre teams, teachers, caregivers, nannies, parents, aspiring professionals and anyone who wants to provide better care for young children.

  • Child development and responsive care
  • Health, safety and safeguarding
  • Positive behaviour guidance
  • Classroom and centre practice
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Changing the world, one child at a time

Social impact has always been part of our operating model.

Catco Kids was built to improve children’s care while making it possible for women to participate more fully in economic life. Our work has connected corporate childcare, community models, professional training, research, policy advocacy and standards development.

22,500direct beneficiariesChildren, parents, childcare staff and trainees
67,500indirect beneficiariesFamilies, stakeholders and participating organizations
Beyond centresSector-building workGovernment standards, professional training, research, quality assurance and community childcare models.

*Impact figures documented in the Catco Kids 2025 company profile.

About Catco Kids

Pioneering the sector—and still moving it forward.

Catco Kids is a Pakistan-based corporate childcare management and quality assurance organization founded in 2003. Over more than two decades, we have established or managed 30+ centres and developed deep experience across planning, implementation, staffing, training, daily operations and standards-based review.

Our approach combines local operating knowledge, a longstanding social mission and internationally informed quality systems, including reference to NAEYC standards. The result is childcare that feels warm and responsive to families while remaining accountable to the employer behind it.

Standards alignment describes Catco Kids’ operating approach and does not imply NAEYC accreditation or affiliation.

Careers at Catco Kids

Help shape better early childhood care.

We welcome applications from caring, capable people who want to grow with Pakistan’s pioneering corporate childcare organization. Tell us about your experience and the kind of role you are seeking.

Care for children Professional integrity Continuous learning

Your application will be sent securely to the Catco Kids recruitment team. We may request a CV if your experience matches a current opportunity.

Start a conversation

What would better childcare make possible for your organization?

Tell us what you are considering. We will help you identify the right next step—whether that is a workplace needs assessment, a consultation, centre certification or professional training.

Your information will be sent securely to the Catco Kids team.