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EW Grand Jury India Preschool Rankings 2025-26

curriculum that integrates STREAM, life skills, critical
thinking, and 21st-century competencies. Continuous
professional development of our teachers ensures they
are equipped with modern pedagogies supported by
child-friendly infrastructure. Equal emphasis is placed on
developing children’s well-being, mindfulness, emotional
literacy, and eco-sensitivity through meaningful, hands-
on activities. Most important, we have built strong parent
partnerships to ensure children’s holistic development”
— Rita Bhandari, Coordinator-Early Years Programme,
Beansprouts Pre-primary School, Gurugram
& Soumya Gulati, Associate Director, Academic
Development and Innovation (200 children, 25 teachers)
Campus Design Excellence
Preschools which have built attractive and conducive and collaboration. Our campus, which spans two acres,
campuses to enable children to learn joyfully and give features over 20 learning environments and offers 2x
their best. the indoor and outdoor spaces globally recommended
for preschools. The objective of our campus is to support
Rank children’s self-directed learning and social-emotional
growth” — Sharayu Thampi, Head of School, Kai
India State City Early Years, Whitefield, Bangalore (150 children, 25

1 1 1 Kai Early Years, Bengaluru teachers)
2 1 1 Rise International Preschool, Panjim Innovative Pedagogy
3 1 1 Garodia FinlandWay, Ghatkopar (E), Mumbai Preschools are judged on their success in creating innova-
3 1 1 Neev Preschool, Hajipur tive, child-friendly and age-appropriate curriculums and
4 1 1 Birla Open Minds International School (Pre-primary), pedagogies.
Kollur, Hyderabad
5 1 1 Toddler Lane (Neiil World School), Morena Rank
5 1 1 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Sector 4, Gandhidham
6 2 1 Jumpstart International Preschool & Learning Center, India
Nyati County, Pune State City
6 2 2 Ikigai Global Prep School, Mumbai 1 1 1 Adelie International Preschool, Bengaluru
7 3 1 Indo Scots Preschool, Kalyan, Thane 2 1 1 Little Wonders International, Nashik
7 1 1 Kido International Preschool and Daycare, Siruseri, 2 1 1 Budding Blossoms (Children's Academy), Thane
Chennai 3 1 1 Humming Buds -- The Preschool, Jammu
8 1 1 Kennedy's Next Gen Kids, Guntur 3 1 1 Sunbeam Junior School, Varuna, Varanasi
8 2 2 Rockwell Preschool & Daycare, Galaxy, Hyderabad 4 1 1 Happy Feet Preschool (ODM Sapphire Global School),
9 1 1 Superkidz Preschool (Holy Heart School), Amritsar Ranchi
9 3 3 The Learning Umbrella Preschool & Daycare, Hyderabad 4 1 1 Curious Cubs Preschool, Sambalpur
10 1 1 Trivandrum International School Early Learning Centre, 5 2 2 Uudaan Montessori Preschool — Daycare & Activity
Thiruvananthapuram Centre, Thane
10 1 1 Assam Valley School, Sunnyside, Tezpur 5 2 2 Junior International Daily Rising School, Jammu
6 1 1 Tashi Namgyal Academy (Pre-primary), Gangtok
We are deeply motivated by this award. At Kai Early 6 2 1 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, Noida
Years, we believe the environment is a child’s first
“teacher and have thoughtfully designed learning 6 1 1 Akshara Abhyasa School, Hyderabad
spaces to achieve this objective. Therefore, our campus 7 1 1 Learning Yard — An International Preschool, Sonipat
is not only aesthetically beautiful but meaningful, 7 1 1 Skill-Ed Kindergarten & Daycare School, Dehradun
purposeful, and deeply child-centric — responsive to 8 1 1 The Schram Academy (Kindergarten), Chennai
how young children think, feel, and learn. Inspired 8 2 2 Prachitee Experiential School, Bengaluru
by Montessori and IB principles, our learning spaces 9 3 1 Neuron Labs School, Pune
feature natural light, flexible layouts, indoor-outdoor 9 1 1 Parvarish — The Museum School, Bhopal
learning zones, sensory pathways, and nature-connected 10 2 1 St. Mary's Nursery School, Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro
environments that encourage inquiry, independence, 10 2 2 Nirah Early Years, Hyderabad

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