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EW Grand Jury India Preschool Rankings 2022-23

Campus Design Excellence Innovative Pedagogy
Preschools which have built attractive and conducive Preschools are judged on their success in ideating innova-
campuses to enable children to learn joyfully and give tive, child-friendly and age-appropriate curriculums and
their best. pedagogies.

Rank Rank

India State City India State City

1 1 1 Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Reliance Foundation 1 1 1 Kai Early Years, Bengaluru
School — (Pre-primary), Jamnagar 2 1 1 Pathways Early Years, Gurugram
2 1 1 Vedanya International School, Gurugram 2 2 2 The Bangalore School, Whitefield
3 1 1 DPS Kidszone, Rau, Indore 3 1 1 IVY World Play School, Jalandhar
4 1 1 Ruh Early Years, Coimbatore 4 3 1 Early Learning Centre, Mangaluru
5 1 1 Podar Jumbo Kids, Nallagandla, Hyderabad 5 1 1 Little One, The Jaipuria Preschool, Kanpur
5 1 1 Neev Preschool, Hajipur 6 1 1 Vidhyashram Public School, Jodhpur
6 1 1 Just Kiddin’ International Preschool, Mumbai 6 1 1 Kidzonia International Preschool, Nallagandla, Hyderabad
6 1 1 Maria Montessori House of Children, Guwahati 7 2 1 DCM Presidency Elementary Campus, Ludhiana
7 2 2 Budding Blossoms, Thakur Complex, Mumbai 7 1 1 Little Wonders International, Nashik
8 2 1 Saraswati Kindergarten School, Valsad 8 2 1 Jayshree Periwal International Preschool, Jaipur
8 3 3 Gopal Sharma Blooming Buds Preschool, Powai, Mumbai 9 1 1 Orange International Preschool, Srinagar
9 4 1 DY Patil (Pre-primary), Talegaon 9 1 1 Spectrum Mypreschool, Vadodara
9 4 1 Empyrean Kids, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 10 2 1 Happy Minds International, Raheja Vihar Road,
10 3 1 Aga Khan Preschool, Botad Andheri (E), Mumbai
10 2 1 Podar Jumbo Kids, Pimple Gurav, Pune

We are delighted to receive this prestigious award.
It is acknowledgment of the hard work put in by our
“teachers and validation of their innovations. At Kai
Early Years, we believe that curriculums and pedagogies
should empower youngest children with social skills
and competencies to prepare them for the constantly
changing world. That’s why we offer our children the
Montessori and International Baccalaureate Primary
Years Programme — they complement each other
excellently. At the heart of both philosophies is to provide
little children personalised and enabling environments
and teaching through pedagogies which arouse their
inherent curiosity” — Sharayu Thampi, head of
We are thrilled to receive the India #1 rank for school, Kai Early Years, Whitefield, Bengaluru (86
campus design excellence. Our pre-primary campus children and 9 teachers)
“has been specially designed under the visionary
leadership and guidance of Nita M. Ambani, founder
and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, to provide
young children a happy, engaging, and futuristic learning
environment. Set in the serene setting of Reliance
Greens township, our campus is structured around
three courtyards, with an open-sided large multi-level
gathering space at the fulcrum. The campus architecture
seamlessly integrates outdoor and indoor spaces and
provides children and teachers wonderful opportunities
to combine classroom and outdoor learning” — Anvita
Kackar, principal, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani
Reliance Foundation School, Jamnagar (Pre-
primary: 700 children and 55 teachers)

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