How much do online English lessons for kids cost in India?

What do CurioKids lessons cost for a family in India?

Your child's plan comes down to one choice: how many lessons a week. Starter gives 1, Growth gives 2 and Accelerator gives 3. The lessons themselves don't change from plan to plan: each one is live, 1-to-1 and 25 minutes long, taught by a real teacher in the CurioKids online classroom.

Each extra weekly lesson brings down the price of a single lesson, while Starter is the smallest payment each billing period. Nothing is added for using the classroom or for the teacher's feedback.

Are CurioKids prices for India in rupees?

Yes. Families in India see and pay CurioKids prices in Indian rupees. Your currency follows the country you pick when you create your parent account, so pick India, and a card issued in India pays exactly the rupee amount on your plan, with no exchange rate in between.

Stripe handles every payment, and CurioKids never sees your full card number. A card from another country may have the rupee amount converted by its bank.

What is included in the price?

Every plan includes the same: live, 1-to-1, 25-minute lessons with a real teacher for children aged 4 to 12, in the CurioKids online classroom with video, an interactive whiteboard, lesson slides and games. Most children start with Phonics Starter, our 52-lesson reading course, then move through CEFR-based levels Pre-A1, A1 and A2. Teachers give feedback after lessons, you follow progress in your parent dashboard, and there is no charge for materials. See our curriculum and safety pages.

For a child in India, that time goes on what a crowded classroom rarely leaves room for: speaking at length, reading a story for meaning and writing in their own words. Lessons follow the CurioKids CEFR-based curriculum, not the syllabus of CBSE, CISCE or a state board, and aren't linked to school exams.

How does billing every 4 weeks fit the school year in India?

School calendars in India depend on the board and the state: many schools begin the year around April, others in June, and most have a long summer break plus holidays for festivals such as Diwali. Your child's school sets the exact dates. Because CurioKids bills every 4 weeks rather than by calendar month, each payment covers the same number of lessons, however the holidays fall.

Plans bill every 4 weeks, not by calendar month, so every billing period has the same number of lessons: 13 payments a year. Every plan can be paid weekly instead, and paying every 4 weeks costs less than four weekly payments. You're charged when you subscribe and then at the start of each billing period. Your price is locked on your subscription, so future price changes don't affect you. You can change plan or cancel anytime, and cancel a single lesson up to 2 hours before it starts.

For a festival trip or a wedding out of town, cancel the lessons your child will miss and leave the plan running. If school tests fill the evenings, step down to Starter for those weeks and move up again afterwards.

When would lessons happen in India time?

When you book, every lesson time is shown in India time. India has one time zone for the whole country and doesn't change its clocks, so a Tuesday slot you pick in July is still at the same time in January. India's clock runs five and a half hours ahead of UTC, half an hour off the hour, but there is nothing to convert: the time on the screen is India time.

We suggest roughly 4pm to 8pm on a school day, once your child has eaten and rested, or a Sunday morning, or a Saturday when your child's school is closed. Our guide to online lessons across time zones has more on choosing a slot.

Which plan suits a child in India?

It mostly depends on how much English your child already uses each day and how full the week is:

• Starter, 1 lesson a week: a child at an English-medium school who understands a lot but needs regular, relaxed speaking time, or a week already crowded with tuition and activities.
• Growth, 2 lessons a week: a child learning English as a subject alongside Hindi or a regional language, who gains from hearing and speaking English more often.
• Accelerator, 3 lessons a week: a child who is new to reading in English, or one about to join an English-medium school, with the energy for a lesson on most school days.

Most Indian children grow up with two, three or more languages; keep the home language strong and let lessons add the English. You can change plan whenever you like. Our guide how many English lessons a week does my child need? walks through the decision, and online English lessons for children in India covers school English and the boards.

How does the cost compare with tuition, coaching classes and home tutors?

Families in India can choose a tuition class, a coaching centre, a spoken English class, a home tutor or lessons online. Each charges differently, by the month, the subject or the session, so line up what your child actually gets:

• How long each session lasts, and what it costs once you divide the fee by the number of sessions.
• Whether the time goes on speaking and reading, or on finishing homework and test practice.
• How many children sit in the group, and how many minutes your child gets to talk.
• Admission, registration or book fees charged on top.
• The time spent getting across town, and who takes your child there.

Tuition usually follows the board syllabus and homework, while a 1-to-1 lesson follows your child. For the trade-offs, read 1-to-1 or group English classes: which suits my child?

Is the first lesson free, and when can families in India start?

It is. Create a parent account, add your child and book the free first lesson; no card is asked for. During those 25 minutes the teacher chats with your child, listens to their English and sets a starting level, for any child aged 4 to 12. Most children start with Phonics Starter, and a child who already reads well can be placed in a CEFR-based level. If you don't go on, there's nothing to cancel.

If lessons for families in India haven't opened yet, the price box near the top of this guide shows a waitlist instead; join it and we'll tell you when you can book. Before the day, read what to look for in a free first lesson.

Where can I see the prices for India?

Visit our India page to see how lessons work and, once lessons for families in India open, to book your child's free first lesson; until then it has a waitlist, and we'll let you know when you can book. Once they open, the prices for India also show any current offer and its terms. For school, English at home and lesson times in India, read our guide to online English lessons for children in India.