Engineering Approach to Creating a Cutting-Edge Children's Additional Education Establishment

Intellectual activities conducted at an early age play an important role in the formation of a well-rounded personality in modern society. Games, including chess, are an extremely effective way to engage in such activities. The paper proves the equivalence of the engineering approach and the principles of quality management in the education of children of preschool and primary school age. As an example, an organization that teaches children to play chess has been chosen. The findings allow other similar organizations of additional education to effectively build their short-term and long-term work to increase the competitiveness of both the educational organization and the students who have completed their training. The study employed a qualitative methodology of educational engineering based on the application of quality management system principles. Additionally, along with this, the following tools for management, analysis, and quality engineering were used: SWOT analysis, methods for describing business processes, and statistical quality management tools. Furthermore, to enhance the motivation of learners and their parents for systematic studies and to further digitalize the educational process, a startup project based on the use of artificial intelligence has been described.