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EW Grand Jury India Preschool Rankings 2022-23

GRAND JURY INDIA PRESCHOOL RANKINGS 2022-23

ntroduced in 2018, the EducationWorld Grand Jury Moreover, we also invited nominations from pre-
India Preschool Rankings felicitate pre-primaries primaries of composite K-12 schools which have inte-
I that have introduced contemporary pedagogies and grated and adopted best ECCE practices.
practices in early childhood care and education (ECCE). The nominations were duly assessed by a jury
To shortlist and select progressive preschools coun- comprising eminent educationists Fatema Agarkar,
trywide, we invited nominations from educationists, in- founder of Agarkar Centre for Excellence, Mumbai;
dividuals and schools themselves, supported by evidence Kausar Sayeed, member, National Core Commit-
of best practices in ten categories — teacher-parent- tee, Early Childhood Association of India; and Dr.
student engagement, campus design, nature-friendly en- Maalathi K.R, founder and CEO, Aurro Educational
vironment, innovative pedagogy, outstanding leadership, Services, Chennai.
health-nutrition-safety, future-ready preschools, design The complete Top 10 EW Grand Jury India Pre-
thinking, best technology integration and most respected school Rankings 2022-23 are presented in the pages
early childhood education brands. following.

India’s Most Respected Early Childhood
Education Brands
Institutions which have made exceptional contribution to
expansion and upgradation of early childhood care and
education.

Rank

India

1 Podar Jumbo Kids
2 Vedant International Preschool
3 Hello Kids
4 Sanfort Preschool
5 Little Elly Preschool
6 Bachpan Play Schools warriors who should collaborate for the happiness and
7 GD Goenka Toddler House success of children. Podar Jumbo Kids is now upgrading
8 EuroKids to Podar Prep with a new Trikona curriculum based on
9 Aga Khan Preschools the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Early Years
10 Aura International Preschools Foundation Stage of the UK and Early Years Learning
Framework of Australia. All our over 400 pre-primaries
will have an Immersive Spa to support children’s socio-
Every stakeholder of the Podar Education Network — emotional development. We have also introduced the
parents, teachers, support staff and management — Froebel-based coding curriculum which is a non-digital
“is elated by this prestigious award. Podar stands for curriculum that uses Froebel’s gifts and other toys” —
quality and global standards in early childhood education Dr. Swati Popat Vats, president, Podar Education
and our philosophy of ‘Kiducation’ ensures that every Network which has 400 owned and franchised
child is nurtured to realise her full potential. We believe preschools countrywide (14,000 children and 1,500
that parents are our partners and teachers our education teachers)

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