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Cover Story EW NOIDA PRESCHOOL RANKINGS 2022-23

Noida’s best proprietary preschools league table

Rank Competence of teachers (200) Teacher welfare & development (100) Infrastructure provision (75) Individual attention to students (100) Value for money (100) Parental involvement (100) Curriculum & pedagogy (hybrid learning readiness) (150) Safety and hygiene (100) Leadership / management Special needs education (100) TOTAL SCORE (1125)

2017 2018 2019 2022 quality (100)
1 1 2 1 Gaia Play School, Sector 93 172 82 70 83 74 81 130 86 82 63 923
2 2 3 2 Amiown - Amity’s Caring Preschool, Sector 44 170 79 71 82 77 79 128 85 81 64 916
5 4 4 3 Stimulus Preschool, Sector 39 171 80 68 81 70 77 127 84 83 65 906
3 3 4 4 Khaitan Preschool, Sector 40 169 81 67 78 76 80 129 83 79 60 902
NR NR 2 4 The Ardee School, Sector 100 168 80 69 79 76 78 127 81 80 64 902
3 2 1 5 Windows Play Group & Nursery School, Sector 50 167 76 66 77 75 79 125 82 78 62 887
NR NR NR 6 Ryan Montessori, Sector 99 166 78 65 79 75 76 126 80 77 61 883
7 8 6 7 Little Pearls School, Sector 29 168 77 66 76 71 75 125 78 76 59 871
8 7 7 8 White Canvas Preschool, NS-53 165 74 65 73 65 74 124 78 75 58 851
NR NR NR 9 The Little Scholar, Sector 19 162 73 63 74 66 73 120 77 73 56 837
NR NR NR 9 Jolly Kids Preschool, Sector 130 165 71 60 74 72 73 118 71 72 61 837
NR NR NR 10 Kothari Starz, Sector 50 149 58 50 75 66 79 115 65 68 50 775

This is great news as the preschool has reopened only We are thrilled about our #1 ranking. It’s validation
this year after being shut down for almost two years that we are on the right path. It’s always been our ob-
“during the Covid-19 pandemic, as I am not a believer “jective to provide high-quality early childhood care
in online education for youngest children. The comeback and education to stimulate the inherent curiosity, creativ-
has been tough and we are inspired by the #1 rank award- ity, critical thinking and communication skills of children
ed to us by your knowledgeable respondents. In Gaia, we from youngest age. Our franchisor has developed an ex-
have designed a curriculum and pedagogies, immersed in cellent neuroscience-based curriculum which is imple-
nature. Our objective is that pre-primary children learn mented by our skilled faculty in a conducive environment.
joyfully through nature exploration on our green campus. Therefore I’m very satisfied with our top scores under
That’s why I am particularly happy that Gaia is ranked #1 the parameters of curriculum and pedagogy, infrastruc-
in Noida for curriculum and pedagogy and competence of ture and teacher competence. Now we are excited about
teachers” — Aditi J. Anil, founder-director, Gaia Play- implementing the National Curriculum Framework for
School, Noida (100 students and 10 teachers) Foundational Stage” — Sharmila Chatterjee (right),
principal, Kangaroo Kids & Billabong High Inter-
national School, Noida (210 children and 19 teachers)

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