aeioTU | Una experiencia educativa a través del juego y la exploración

"The mountain"
Maria Isabel (4 years) - Researcher

Our purpose

we work to develop the potential of children, so that they become competent, creative citizens and builders of society.

Qué hacemos

Our mission

Develop the potential of children to transform communities in innovative and sustainable ways.

Our vison

Operate with excellence an innovative, scalable and financially sustainable business model for the comprehensive development of early childhood in the world.

Our 4 strategic lines

to achieve our purpose

Direct operation projects

We provide high-quality educational services for children ages 0-5 in private and public kindergartens.

Consultancies and special projects

We share our knowledge and experience with educators and educational institutions, contributing to the improvement of the quality of their practice, through professional development programs.

aeioTU Digital

We share our experience and knowledge through the learning platform, scaling our educational model through a learning community.

Advocacy and advocacy

We mobilize multisectoral groups to diagnose and prioritize strategies in favor of early childhood.

Our history

The Carulla Foundation was created in 1961 with the purpose of supporting education programs for the vulnerable population in the country. For 47 years we have provided scholarships to thousands of low-income employees of the Carulla company. In 2008, we decided to focus on promoting early childhood education in Colombia, through our initiative aeioTU

Nuestra historia

2008

A new Board of Directors decided to shift our focus to quality early childhood education. We created the aeioTU brand and made the first investments in infrastructure and professional equipment.

2010

In 2 years we managed to serve 1,598 children. The impact evaluation began with Rutgers University and the University of the Andes, through a Longitudinal Study in two centers in Santa Marta.

2011

We arrived in Mexico! as service providers through an international consultancy for new educational centers in the country. The national operation was increased to 11 centers and 2,680 children

2012

We designed the first prototype of an aeioTU Center. The First Things First Alliance, of which we are part of, was launched to expand the coverage of quality early childhood education throughout the country.

Nuestro impacto

Our impact

Throughout our experience and work we have achieved

Impact life

of over

464K

Children among

0 and 5 years

Improved the

skills of

25K

early childhood

educators

Implement best educational practices in

790K

parents of families and caregivers with children under 5 years of age.

Enrich the operation of more than

3K

pedagogical spaces and gardens.

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Equipo directivo

Our team

At aeioTU, we have formed a team of professionals highly committed to working for early childhood, with a long history in the sector together with our allies from the national government, foundations, universities, private allies as well as international organizations.