Pró-Saber Centro De Estudos Psicopedagógicos

What Pró-Saber Centro De Estudos Psicopedagógicos does

Pró-Saber Centro De Estudos Psicopedagógicos is a private, non-profit higher education institution founded in 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and re-accredited by the Ministry of Education (MEC) in 2016 under Portaria nº 908. The institution's primary mission is training teachers for public daycare centers (creches) in Rio de Janeiro municipality. Its flagship offering is the Curso Normal Superior — a three-year, tuition-free Licenciatura em Educação Infantil delivered evenings and Saturdays — alongside the Pós-Graduação em Psicopedagogia (graduate specialization, launched 2011), the Clínica Psicopedagógica (clinical service for children with learning difficulties, founded 1987), and the application school Escola de Educação Integral Padre Quinha in Petrópolis (165 students, highest IDEB score in the city at 6.4). Since 2004, Pró-Saber has trained 211+ teachers working across 79 daycare centers in 67 communities, with cumulative reach to approximately 4,000 children aged 0–6.

The core technology supporting delivery is non-proprietary and operational rather than differentiating: WhatsApp and Zoom for remote and asynchronous class coordination, ClassDojo for school-to-family communication, the Sponte Educacional portal for student and academic records, Google Forms for vestibular (admissions) registration, and YouTube for publishing event recordings. Auxiliary knowledge products include the Revista Ao Largo cultural journal (published since 2015 in partnership with PUC-Rio), the Laboratórios de Pensamento book series, and seminar series such as the October 2025 Eco-Lições event on Brazilian socio-ecological thought.

Revenue mechanics are hybrid and characteristic of a non-profit civil society organization. Core educational programs are tuition-free with full scholarships, funded through bank-transfer donations (Itaú), Lei Rouanet cultural incentive projects (notably TranstornArte, approved 2023, with corporate sponsors Icatu Seguros, Wilson Sons, and SPX), and corporate philanthropy. Monetized streams include the Clínica Psicopedagógica (per-session clinical fees), professional development seminars (R$380 general public, R$320 alumni), and food-basket donation campaigns (R$70 per unit). Distribution occurs via annual vestibular entrance exams, direct placement of trainees into the Constellation network of partner daycare centers, and direct-to-consumer clinical intake. The institution does not disclose revenue figures, has no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no parent company; ownership commentary characterizes it as operationally independent under founder and Rector Maria Cecilia Almeida e Silva.

Name

Pró-Saber Centro De Estudos Psicopedagógicos

Legal name

Centro de Estudos Psicopedagógicos Pró-Saber

Website

https://prosaber.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pró-Saber is a private, non-profit higher education institution in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, offering free teacher training in Early Childhood Education, postgraduate specialization in Psychopedagogy, and clinical psychopedagogical services to educators and children in underserved communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Psychopedagogical Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Functioning, Study Skills & Coaching for Gifted/2e (EDAKALAG)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Teacher training programs
• Psychopedagogical services
• Higher education institutions
• Educational community programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition-free Higher Education: The institution offers free higher education courses, funded through donations and cultural incentive laws. Students receive full scholarships covering the entire course period.
2. Donations and Cultural Funding: Receives donations via bank transfer (Itaú bank) and cultural project funding through Lei Rouanet. CNPJ: 68.586.957/0001-03
3. Professional Development Seminars: Seminars and professional development courses offered to educators for fees (R$380 general public, R$320 alumni with 15% discount).
4. Psychopedagogic Clinical Services: Clinical services for children and adolescents with school difficulties, functioning as both service and training ground for postgraduate students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Pró-Saber is a non-profit private higher education institution that offers a free three-year Curso Normal Superior (Licenciatura em Educação Infantil) to train teachers for public daycare centers in Rio de Janeiro, alongside a postgraduate specialization in Psychopedagogy and an on-site Psychopedagogical Clinic that diagnoses and treats children and adolescents with school learning difficulties. The institution is supported by donations, Lei Rouanet cultural incentives, and fee-based professional development seminars.

Product overview

Pró-Saber Centro De Estudos Psicopedagógicos is a private free higher education institution offering a portfolio of educational products and services centered on early childhood education and psychopedagogy. The core offerings include the Curso Normal Superior (a free three-year teaching degree in Early Childhood Education), the Pós-Graduação em Psicopedagogia (graduate specialization), and the Clínica Psicopedagógica (clinical assessment and intervention service). These are supplemented by the Revista Ao Largo publication, Laboratórios de Pensamento professional development programs, and the application school Escola Padre Quinha. The institution also runs cultural projects like the TranstornArte (via Lei Rouanet funding) and ECO-LIÇÕES seminar. The products work together to form an integrated educational ecosystem from teacher training to direct student services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Revista Ao Largo: A magazine published in partnership with PUC-Rio since 2015, focusing on the intersection of art, thought, and education.
• Clínica Psicopedagógica

Products and services

• Curso Normal Superior - Licenciatura em Educação Infantil A three-year higher education program that trains teachers for Early Childhood Education in public daycare centers in Rio de Janeiro. The course is completely free with full scholarships for all admitted students, with in-person classes Monday through Friday evenings and Saturday mornings.
• Pós-Graduação em Psicopedagogia Graduate specialization program in Psychopedagogy that trains professionals to work with children and adolescents facing learning difficulties. Delivered both online (via Zoom) and in-person.
• Clínica Psicopedagógica Clinical psychopedagogy service that provides diagnosis and treatment for children and adolescents with school learning difficulties. Currently offers online services with 12 psychopedagogists and 3 interns, serving approximately 75 children in treatment. Serves as a supervised internship field for the postgraduate program.
• Escola de Educação Integral Padre Quinha Full-time integral education school in Petrópolis serving as Pró-Saber's application school since 2011. Implements Pró-Saber methodology and achieved the highest Ideb score in Petrópolis (6.4) for early elementary years. Serves 165 students with environmental education focus.
• Professional Development Seminars (Continuing Education)

Quantifiable outcome

• 211 teachers trained with Early Childhood Education certification since 2004
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PUC-Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Technical Cooperation Agreement formalized in November 2023, reinforcing partnership since 2009. Established that Pedagogy student teaching internships occur at Pró-Saber. First result is a knowledge exchange on the importance of humor in Education through various meetings of teaching teams in 2024.
• Fiocruz (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDialogue initiated in May 2024 for creating a project uniting science, art, and education. Aims to present integral ecology deepening in a seminar next year. Discussed environmental education initiatives with Pró-Saber rector and social-environmental projects coordinator.
• Instituto BejaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership started May 2023 coordinating activities at Atahualpa Square in Leblon, entirely renovated by Instituto Beja. Pró-Saber coordinates weekly family activities including dance, photography, yoga, storytelling, music, and arts workshops.
• Fundo AgbaraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Black women's philanthropic fund in Brazil. Participated in July 2024 celebration of International Day of Black Latin American and Caribbean Women. Dialogue on future of Black population connected to quality public education access.
• Firjan/SESI (Federação das Indústrias do Rio de Janeiro)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on 'Laboratório de Pensamento' project resulting in book 'Surrealismo sempre' (2022). Eight virtual meetings with SESI school team in Petrópolis dedicated to High School education.
• Firjan/SESIminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupported Maria da Penha vai à Escola course (2023 edition) with schools from Botafogo Education District. 20 students from 5 schools participated.
• TJDFT (Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal e dos Territórios)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped 'Maria da Penha vai à Escola' program since 2014. Pró-Saber adapted program for Early Childhood Education with 'Maria da Penha vai à Creche' course.
• Rede de Serviços de Atendimento à MulherminorOthersProfessional services network including Centro Especializado de Atendimento à Mulher (CIAM), Patrulha Maria da Penha (military police unit), and prosecutors' office. Participated in violence prevention course.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nova Escola: Brazilian non-profit organization dedicated to supporting teachers and improving classroom practice. Comparable target audience (Brazilian educators) and mission of elevating education quality, with similar NGO funding model.
• Instituto Singularidades: Brazilian non-profit higher education institution in São Paulo focused on teacher training and education quality. Operates with similar mission-driven, NGO-like structure and emphasis on educational innovation, serving as the closest direct peer in Brazil's education non-profit ecosystem.
• Cenpec: Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Educação, Cultura e Ação Comunitária is a São Paulo-based education research and action NGO. Shares Pró-Saber's research-practitioner orientation, community engagement focus, and NGO governance model.

Broad incumbents

• PUC-Rio: Major Brazilian Catholic university and active Pró-Saber partner since 2009, with Technical Cooperation Agreement formalized in 2023. Offers degree programs in pedagogy and education, overlapping with Pró-Saber's higher education mission but at much larger scale.
• Instituto Unibanco: Brazilian education-focused foundation that develops programs for public school improvement and youth education. Operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope but shares the mission of strengthening public education in Brazil.
• Fundação Bradesco: Major Brazilian philanthropic foundation operating its own network of K-12 schools (ESPI) providing free education to underserved communities. Comparable mission of free education for underserved populations but operates at significantly larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• Cogna Educação: Brazil's largest for-profit education company (Kroton, Anhanguera, Unopar brands) operating across higher education and K-12. Much larger scale and for-profit model, but represents the broader competitive landscape in Brazilian higher education and teacher training.
• Fundação Lemann: One of Brazil's largest education-focused philanthropic foundations, supporting multiple education initiatives including teacher training. Much broader scope and significantly larger funding base, but operates in the same education-quality-improvement space.

Regional players

• Relay Graduate School of Education: US-based non-profit graduate school focused exclusively on teacher training, particularly for under-resourced schools. Operates in a different geography but shares Pró-Saber's mission-driven, mission-focused teacher education model and emphasis on serving high-need communities.

Others

• Bank Street College of Education: Progressive US education institution focused on teacher preparation and child development, with pedagogical philosophy aligned with progressive education traditions. Comparable as an institution emphasizing child-centered, developmentally informed pedagogy but operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@pro-saberrj1753
• Facebookfacebook.com/prosaber
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pr%C3%B3-saber-centro-de-estudos-psicopedag%C3%B3gicos

Compliance2 records

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Profiles6 records

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