Cepac-Centro Educativo Padre Agostinho Castejón

What Cepac-Centro Educativo Padre Agostinho Castejón does

Escola Padre Agostinho Castejón (EPAC / Cepac) is a private non-profit early childhood education institution located in the Botafogo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded through Jesuit solidarity initiatives — originally as UNAPE in 1980 and reorganized as Casa Santa Marta in 1984 — the school provides 100% free, full-time early childhood education to children ages 2 to 5 from low-income families, covering Maternal II, Maternal III, Pré-Escola I, and Pré-Escola II levels. The school is maintained by Associação Nóbrega de Educação e Assistência Social (ANEAS) and operates within the Rede Jesuíta de Educação (Jesuit Education Network), following the Ignatian pedagogical framework (Pedagogia Inaciana / PEC) and the Brazilian National Common Curricular Base (BNCC).

The institution is funded entirely through philanthropic donations, solidarity fairs, and tax incentives tied to its CEBAS (Entidade Beneficente de Assistência Social) certification, with no tuition fees or paid enrollment. Admissions are governed by an annual scholarship selection process based on socioeconomic criteria defined under Brazilian law (Lei Complementar nº 187/2021). The school operates with a small staff of approximately 9 employees, maintains a basic WordPress website for information dissemination, and has no proprietary technology platform, app infrastructure, or AI/ML capabilities. It holds strategic affiliations with the Jesuit Education Network, FLACSI (Latin American Federation of Jesuit Schools), and Colégio Santo Inácio, and operates under ANEAS's broader PIEA educational program framework.

From a business model standpoint, EPAC is a non-revenue-generating charitable entity whose "income" consists of donations, ANEAS pass-through allocations, and tax-shielded contributions rather than commercial revenue. Its go-to-market is not market-based: there is no pricing model, no sales motion, and no customer acquisition in the conventional sense — instead, enrollment is rationed through an annual scholarship lottery governed by CEBAS rules. The technical footprint is minimal, consisting of a static informational website with no integrations, no data platform, and no digital learning tools disclosed.

Name

Cepac-Centro Educativo Padre Agostinho Castejón

Legal name

Escola Padre Agostinho Castejón

Website

https://rjcepac.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Escola Padre Agostinho Castejón (EPAC) is a non-profit Jesuit early childhood school in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, providing free, full-time education to children ages 2–5 from low-income families, funded entirely by donations and maintained by ANEAS.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Inquiry/Project-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Comprehensive ECE Curriculum Frameworks (Birth–5) (EDACAJAA)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Jesuit education services
• Charitable school scholarships
• Integral education program
• Preschool education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Education Services (Gratuity): The school operates as a non-profit charitable educational institution offering 100% free full-time education (bolsas integrais) to children ages 2-5. Revenue is generated through philanthropic donations, solidarity fairs, and public tax benefit certifications (CEBAS) rather than tuition fees. No paid enrollment option exists.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Escola Padre Agostinho Castejón provides 100% free full-time early childhood education (Educação Infantil) for children ages 2-5, covering Maternal II, Maternal III, Pré Escola I, and Pré Escola II. Education is delivered through integral scholarships (bolsas integrais) following the Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) and Jesuit pedagogy (Pedagogia Inaciana) within the Rede Jesuíta de Educação network. The school also offers complementary Social Work and Nutrition programs, with admission exclusively through an annual socioeconomic scholarship selection process.

Product overview

Escola Padre Agostinho Castejón offers a single unified early childhood education service (Educação Infantil) serving children from ages 2 to 5 years. The school provides full scholarship-based education (bolsas de estudo integrais) with full-day programs including Maternal II, Maternal III, Pré Escola I, and Pré Escola II levels. The educational approach is based on Jesuit pedagogy (Pedagogia Inaciana) integrated with the Rede Jesuíta de Educação's Common Educational Project (PEC). The school also provides complementary services including Social Work, Nutrition programs, and school facilities (Ambientes Escolares).

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educação Infantil - Early Childhood Education Services
• Serviço Social - Scholarship Social Work Services
• Programa de Nutrição - School Nutrition Program

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Associação Nóbrega de Educação e Assistência Social (ANEAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANEAS is the maintaining association of the school. It is a private non-profit charitable institution certified as Entidade Beneficente de Assistência Social (CEBAS), operating in education and social assistance. ANEAS develops the Programa de Inclusão Educacional e Acadêmica (PIEA) offering scholarships and complementary benefits for basic education levels.
• Rede Jesuíta de EducaçãocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is part of the Jesuit Education Network, which provides the pedagogical framework (Projeto Educativo Comum - PEC) and Ignatian spirituality guidelines. The network connects Jesuit schools across Latin America and globally.
• Colégio Santo InáciominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJesuit college in Botafogo that historically organized Ignatian solidarity fairs to support community services including UNAPE and Casa Santa Marta, which evolved into the school's community presence.
• FLACSI (Federación Latinoamericana de Colegios Jesuitas)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American federation of Jesuit schools. The school is affiliated and displays FLACSI membership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• KIPP Foundation: Large US non-profit network of free public charter schools serving low-income communities. Comparable as a scaled non-profit K-12 education operator funded by philanthropy and operating under a values-driven mission to address educational inequality.
• KinderCare Learning Companies: Largest US private early childhood education and childcare provider, operating nationally with full-day programs serving infants through school-age children. Comparable as a scaled ECE operator delivering structured curriculum-based early learning.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Major US-based provider of early childhood education, preschool, and employer-sponsored childcare. Comparable as a scaled operator of full-day ECE programs with structured curricula, though operating in a for-profit context with broader age range.

Direct peers

• Colégio Anchieta: Jesuit K-12 school in Porto Alegre affiliated with Rede Jesuíta de Educação and FLACSI. Comparable as a Brazilian Jesuit-school peer following the same Ignatian pedagogical and Common Educational Project (PEC) framework.
• Fundação Bradesco: Major Brazilian philanthropic foundation operating free K-12 schools nationwide, including early childhood education, financed by corporate donations. Directly comparable as a Brazilian charitable K-12/ECE provider reliant on CEBAS-equivalent philanthropic funding.
• Colégio Santo Inácio: Jesuit K-12 school located in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, with which EPAC has documented historical and partnership ties (the school originated from solidarity fairs organized at Colégio Santo Inácio). Operates within the same Jesuit network and Brazilian educational regulatory environment.
• Colégio São Luís: Prominent Jesuit K-12 school in São Paulo, member of the Rede Jesuíta de Educação. Operates under the same Ignatian pedagogical framework (Pedagogia Inaciana) and FLACSI affiliation, providing a directly comparable Jesuit-school benchmark in Brazil.
• Colégio Padre Antônio Vieira: Jesuit K-12 school in Salvador, Bahia, member of Rede Jesuíta de Educação and FLACSI. Directly comparable Brazilian Jesuit school sharing the same Ignatian pedagogical model and operating under similar regulatory and CEBAS charitable frameworks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cepac-centro-educativo-padre-agostinho-castej%C3%B3n

Compliance1 record

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