Our mission
To bridge generations by creating a nurturing space where children and seniors connect, learn and grow together, improving well-being, building emotional bonds, and keeping cultural traditions alive through everyday interaction.
Who we are
A daycare for children and elders, in the same home
Peedhiya is an intergenerational daycare centre in Chandigarh. Children from six months to six years and adults aged sixty and above spend their day in one shared, carefully designed space, with their own rooms, their own routines, and plenty of hours where those routines overlap.
It is a familiar idea in Japan, Canada and the UK, and a new one here. We built Peedhiya because the families around us needed it: a working couple should not have to choose between reliable childcare and looking after their parents.
The name comes from peedhiyan, generations. That is the whole idea, in one word.
Our promise
Pyaar I Pind I Peace
Three words we hold ourselves to, every day.
Pyaar
Love. Care given the way you would want it given to your own family, patiently, and by name.
Pind
Roots. The village sense of community, brought into the city: neighbours, stories and shared meals.
Peace
Calm. For the elders who spend the day with us, the children who grow here, and the families who trust us.
Mission & vision
Where we are headed
Our vision
To become India's leading intergenerational daycare: a model of community care where meaningful connection between seniors and children is simply part of how a neighbourhood works.
What we believe
The values behind everything we plan
Meaningful interaction
Seniors and children do real things together, not staged photo moments. Mutual respect and empathy are learned by doing.
Well-being first
Cognitive, emotional and physical health for both age groups, supported by trained staff and daily routines that actually suit them.
Cultural continuity
Songs, languages, recipes and festivals pass down naturally when the people who remember them are in the room with the people who will carry them forward.
A stronger community
We support the whole family, not just one member of it, including the caregivers who are usually stretched thinnest.
Care that is thought through
Combining childcare and eldercare under one roof is new in India. We are building it carefully, and learning openly as we go.
Dignity at every age
Nobody here is a patient or a problem to manage. Elders contribute, children are trusted, and both are listened to.
Our roots
Thirty years of community work behind us
Peedhiya is an initiative of the Sachtek Educational Society, founded in Chandigarh in 1995 to support entrepreneurship and skill development among students and underserved communities.
It is also the parent organisation of the Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (RCED), which has spent three decades running skill, training and entrepreneurship programmes across north India.
That history matters here: our caregivers are trained through RCED's government-affiliated programmes, and many of them are women returning to work after years away from it.
1995
Sachtek Educational Society founded
11
States and union territories served by RCED
30 yrs
Of skill and community programmes
The people who look after your family
- Trained caregivers, certified through RCED's nanny and caregiving training programmes.
- Health support, on-site medical room, routine check-ins and tie-ups for diagnostics.
- Activity leads, yoga instructors, physiotherapists and early-learning educators.
- Kitchen and nutrition, freshly cooked meals planned for both children and seniors.
- A family liaison, one person who keeps you updated and listens to your feedback.
Want to see how the day runs?
Take a look at our programmes, or come by for a visit and meet the people who will be looking after your family.