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Teacher-Parent-Student Engagement Future-Ready Preschools
Preschools which encourage and facilitate interaction and Pre-primaries which have demonstrated high potential to
exchange of ideas between teachers, parents and children quickly adopt, upgrade and integrate 21st-century ECCE
to enable holistic development of students. best practices.

Rank
Rank
India State City
India State City 1 1 1 Doon Toddlers, Amrtisar

1 1 1 Children's Nook Activity Centre, Tardeo, Mumbai 2 1 1 Akshara Abhyasa Preschool, Manikonda, Hyderabad
2 1 1 Greenwood High Preschool, Whitefield, Bengaluru 3 1 1 Little Wonders International, Nashik
3 1 1 The Shanti Niketan International School, Jodhpur 4 1 1 SSVM Kids Casa, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore
4 1 1 Little Miracles, Daryaganj, Delhi 5 2 2 Spring Valley — An APT Preschool, Hyderabad
4 1 1 Sunbeam School (Pre-Primary), Lahartara, Varanasi 5 1 1 Vedant International Preschool, Shilaj, Ahmedabad
5 1 1 Ignite Playschool, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 6 1 1 Kido International Preschool & Daycare, Whitefield,
5 2 2 Adelie International Preschool, Bengaluru Bengaluru
5 1 1 Kido International Preschool & Daycare, Mahindra World 6 1 1 Junior International Daily Rising School, Jammu
City, Chengalpattu 7 1 1 NWS Little Hearts, Guna
6 1 1 Vedant International Preschool, Vastral, Ahmedabad 7 1 1 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Sushant Golf City, Lucknow
6 1 1 Green Valley Preschool, Gandhinagar 8 2 1 The Aga Khan Preschool, Thorala, Rajkot
7 2 1 EuroKids Preschool, Dhayari, Pune 9 2 1 CATS Learning Centre — Preschool & Daycare, Pune
7 2 1 Jumpstart International Preschool, Nyati County, Pune 9 2 1 Jumpstart International Preschool, Magarpatta, Pune
8 3 1 Little Pearls Nursery School, Wardhaman Nagar, Nagpur 10 3 3 Lipi School, Hyderabad
8 2 1 The Alpha Millennium International Preschool, Adyar,
Chennai
9 2 2 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Khajaguda, Hyderabad
10 3 3 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Botanical Garden,
Hyderabad

This award is special as we celebrate 40 years of
Children’s Nook. It endorses our belief that strong
“partnerships between teachers, parents, and children
are the foundation of
impactful early childhood
education. In our parent-
teacher meetings, we go
beyond the routine Coffee We are delighted that we are ranked India’s #1
Mornings to initiate free, Future Ready Preschool. This award will encourage
frank and constructive “our teachers to go the extra mile to prepare children
dialogue with parents. for the future with confidence. The award is well-deserved
Moreover in our Circle because our curriculum focuses on developing skills
Time sessions, our teachers such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration,
together with parents creativity, and age-appropriate digital literacy from
actively engage with children to enrich their learning early years. Our well-trained teachers also introduce a
experiences. This continuous exchange strengthens new foreign language word weekly through interactive
parent-teacher-student bonds and ensures that every games and conduct sessions on developing the emotional
child learns in school and at home. The entire Children’s intelligence and social skills of our little ones. This future-
Nook team is thrilled that our innovations in early years ready curriculum delivered through play and hands-on
education have been appreciated by the EW Grand activities equips youngest children with the skills to
Jury. It will inspire us to continue nurturing meaningful succeed in formal school and beyond. We express our
connections and shaping young minds with care and deep gratitude to our dedicated teachers and parents
dedication.” — Vijaya Shekhawat, Head of Preschools, for their unwavering trust which inspires us to set new
Children's Nook, Mumbai (100 children and 12 benchmarks in early childhood education” — Meghna
teachers) Sharma, Director, Doon Toddlers, Amritsar

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