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Comprehensive parameters parameters of preschool education
THE LATEST December issue fea- excellence.
turing the EW India Preschool Rank- Anahita Khambatta
ings 2022-23 is very valuable for Sunderji Nursery School
parents of toddlers. It offers a reli- Off Shankar Sheth Road, PUNE
able benchmark as many parents are
concerned about issues such as child Proclaim your school’s achievements
safety, teaching-learning, parental and encomiums regularly — Editor
involvement etc. Your parameters of
preschool education excellence are
very comprehensive. Toilets for girls
May I also suggest that you take THE EDUCATION news (EW De-
this one step further and segregate cember) on Karnataka based on the
preschools into budget, mid-range, Union education ministry’s recently
and high-end? This will also help published UDISE report holds a
parents choose their child’s pre- mirror to the dismal primary educa-
DECEMBER 2022 school according to the fees struc- tion system not only of Karnataka,
ture. but the entire nation. While proudly
Rakesh Prakash flaunting the beti bachao beti pad-
Commendable focus DELHI hao (‘save girls by educating them’)
I AM A regular reader of Education- campaign nationwide, the least gov-
World and want to thank you for ‘Value for money’ is one of the ten ernment can do is ensure availability
publishing the comprehensive EW parameters of preschool educa- of basic amenities to girl children.
India Preschool Rankings 2022-23 tion excellence under which all It’s such a shame that in this day
(EW December), especially after the preschools are assessed in EWIPR and age our girl children are de-
understandably truncated surveys 2022-23. High scores under this prived of basic toilet facilities. The
over the pandemic years. parameter is a good indicator of a plight of millions of adolescent girl
I also welcome inclusion of the best preschool’s affordability — Editor children who undergo daily physi-
government-run anganwadis in your cal and mental trauma makes me
survey. This will serve the purpose shudder.
of focusing government attention Please note name change Wake up India!
on upgrading anganwadis which IN THE latest EW India Preschool Dinesh Hegde
provide pre-primary education to Rankings (EW December) you have BANGALORE
youngest children from bottom-of- ranked Little Millennium, Girish
pyramid households. Park, Kolkata’s #2 franchised pre-
Sushmita Das school. I sincerely request you to Evident bias
KOLKATA verify your data before publishing. RE YOUR editorial ‘Reconsider
For your information, we are no 103rd amendment verdict’ (EW
longer associated with the Little Mil- December), I disagree with your
God-sent surveys lennium brand. We are now a play- view that “permitting government to
CONGRATULATIONS for the well- school named Smilee Hearts. Please appoint employees on criteria other
researched preschools rankings update your records accordingly. than proven merit is against the pub-
survey across 17 cities (EW Decem- Bindu Daw lic interest”. I wonder if you would
ber)! In most metros and tier II cities Smilee Hearts, Girish Park hold the same opinion if religious
of the survey, many newly ranked KOLKATA minorities were provided additional
preschools have replaced those that quota. Somehow when there is a
downed shutters during the pandem- general category reservation, all hell
ic. In this scenario, your survey is a Demoralised & demotivated breaks loose.
Godsend for parents looking to make THE ENTIRE team at Sunderji Nurs- Nevertheless, I agree with you
informed admission decisions. ery School, Pune, is demoralised and that provision of loans and scholar-
You are also doing a commend- demotivated by our demotion from ships is the proper way to “address
able job by felicitating budget private the Top 5 in 2021-22 to #9 in the historical injustices” to schedule and
schools. Keep up the good work! latest EW India Preschool Rankings backward communities.
Sushila Kale 2022-23. Please advise how we can Arushi V.
MUMBAI improve our scores on some critical CHENNAI

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