These programs are custom fit for children who cannot attend school because they have to work. Door step school conducts classes close to where they live or work. These flexible programs cater to their special needs. Door step school identifies communities, like migrant workers' children, street children, fishermens' children etc, and tries to establish Non Formal Education classes for them. The aim is to get them to the level where they can enroll in regular school.

The concept of Doorstep school was born in 1988-89 out of a study project in Mumbai and Pune to determine the causes of high drop out rates of children who come from the slums around the Municipal schools. The causes are varied, complex and often beyond the mandate of the formal education system. It was determined that an alternative was necessary that would not only take education to the very doorstep of these poor and marginalized communities but also develop a supporting infrastructure that would prevent children from falling out of the formal education system once they enroll there. Over the last 15 years Door Step School has evolved into an organization of dedicated individuals who reach out to more than 40 communities with over a 100 projects that cater to 8000 children in Pune and Mumbai.