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EW Grand Jury India Preschool Rankings 2025-26

Best Technology Integration Health, Nutrition and Safety
Preschools which have succesfully integrated new-age Preschools which promote policies and systems to enable
technologies usage with teachers encouraged to apply digi- provision of safe and healthy learning environments and
tal technology skills to enrich teaching-learning. emergency care facilities.

Rank
Rank
India State City India State City

1 1 1 Tic Tac Toe, Marunji, Pune 1 1 1 Ivy World Playschool, Ludhiana
2 1 1 eKidz — Narayana e-Techno School, Uttarahalli,
Bengaluru 2 1 1 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Gajapati Nagar,

Bhubaneswar
3 1 1 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Shamshabad, Hyderabad 3 1 1 Ambience First Steps, Delhi
4 2 1 Budding Blossoms (Children's Academy), Thakur
Complex, Mumbai 4 1 1 Ashoka Global Preschool, Ashoka Marg, Nashik
4 1 1 Sunbeam Junior School, Suncity, Varanasi 4 1 1 Pragyan School (Pre-primary), Greater Noida
5 3 1 Global International School (Pre-primary), Nashik 5 1 1 The Alpha Millennium International Preschool, Chennai
6 2 2 Birla Open Minds Preschool, Chandanagar, Hyderabad 5 1 1 Hindustan International Preschool (HISTAR), Guindy,
Chennai

6 2 2 The Hyderabad Public School (Pre- primary), Hyderabad 6 1 1 EuroKids Preschool, Jodhpur Cross Road, Ahmedabad
7 1 1 Aga Khan Preschool, Jivapar 6 1 1 Podar Prep, Kokapet, Hyderabad
8 1 1 Hello Kids — Creatorz, Hoshiarpur 7 2 2 Kiwikids Preschool, Hyderabad
9 2 2 KMV Red Hills Kindy, Bengaluru 8 2 1 Happy Minds International, Thane
10 4 1 GCC Kinderland, Mira Road, Thane 9 3 1 Jumpstart International Preschool & Learning Center,
10 1 1 Modern Public School Adharshila, Bhiwadi Viman Nagar, Pune
9 3 1 Gurukul International Kindergarten (Veer Bhagat Singh
We accept this International School), Malad (W), Mumbai
award with pride 9 3 3 Ignite Playschool, Kukatpally, Hyderabad
“and gratitude. It 10 4 1 Podar Prep, Wadgaon, Darda Nagar, Yavatmal
validates our belief 10 2 1 Aga Khan Preschool, Kenedipur, Junagadh
that technology,
when thoughtfully
integrated, is a Emerging Preschool of the Year
transformative Emerging preschools under two years old, demonstrating
force in education. teaching-learning excellence, innovations and high-
I credit our #1 rank potential.
to the commitment
of our teachers Rank
and IT team, who
have collaboratively created a dynamic, future-ready India State City
learning ecosystem. Our wi-fi-enabled campus features 1 1 1 Doon Toddlers, Amritsar
Smart classrooms and an experiential, all-in-one online 2 1 1 Sandipani Playschool, Jodhpur
learning platform to enable the professional development 3 1 1 Griffins International Preschool, Kharagpur
of our teachers who are trained to integrate technology 4 1 1 C.A.T.S. Preschool, Pune
confidently and mindfully. The school’s curriculum 5 1 1 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Ongole
has integrated AI literacy, non-screen coding, and data
awareness through age-appropriate activities. We will be 6 1 1 Shemrock Rainbow, Dehradun
shortly launching an AI Mentorship Program connecting 7 1 1 Hello Kids — Uprisers, Bidar
our teachers with industry experts to enable us to blend 7 1 1 Sparkling Kids Preschool, Chennai
technology, innovation and human connection to cultivate 8 2 1 Cresmonde World School Mini Marvels, Kalyan, Thane
a culture of sustainable digital wisdom” — Ankita Patil 8 2 1 SLIS Curious Cubs, Thane
Lunkad, founder, Crimson Anisha Global School, parent 9 2 2 Punnya — The Experiential School, Dehradun
school of Tic Tic Toe, Marunji, Pune (530 children, 38 9 1 1 Bachpan Playschool, Dhar
teachers) 10 1 1 UC Kindies International Kindergarten, Hyderabad
10 1 1 Laxmi Vikash First Step Preschool, Kantabanji, Dabri

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