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EW Grand Jury India Preschool Rankings 2024-25

Campus Design Excellence Innovative Pedagogy
Preschools which have built attractive and conducive Preschools are judged on their success in creating 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 Kai Early Years, Whitefield, Bengaluru 1 1 1 The Bangalore School, Dodsworth Layout
2 1 1 Siate Felici, Hyderabad 1 1 1 Beansprouts Pre-Primary, Malibu Town, Sector 50,
3 1 1 Ruh Continuum School, K-5 Campus, Coimbatore Gurugram
3 1 1 Sunshine World, Ludhiana 2 1 1 Children's Nook Activity Centre, Gamdevi, Mumbai
4 1 1 Sunbeam School Suncity (Pre-Primary), Varanasi 3 1 1 Orange International Preschool, Srinagar
4 1 1 Aura Kids Castle, Aura International Preschool, 4 2 2 Garodia's Academy -- Early Years Learning, Ghatkopar
Karelibaug, Vadodara (E), Mumbai
5 1 1 Indo Scots Global School (Pre-Primary), Pune 5 1 1 Ruh Early Years, Coimbatore
5 1 1 Jumpstart International Preschool, Baner, Pune 5 1 1 Touch Sky — The International Preschool,
6 2 1 The Learning Space Preschool, Noida Vinayagapuram, Chennai
6 1 1 Rise International Preschool, Dona Paula, Goa 6 1 1 Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Reliance Foundation School,
7 2 1 Bees & Cubs, Nahar International School, Mumbai Jamnagar
8 2 2 St. Amos's Preschool, Begur, Bengaluru 6 1 1 EuroKids Preschool, Naranpura, Ahmedabad
9 2 1 The Aga Khan Preschool, Ranavav (Guj) 7 2 2 Kido International Preschool & Daycare, Siruseri, Chennai
10 2 2 The Learning Umbrella Preschool & Daycare, Begumpet, 7 2 2 KinderNest -- An Early Learning Centre, Annanagar,

Chennai
Hyderabad
8 1 1 Vikash Early Years, Jharsuguda (Odisha)
8 1 1 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, Manikonda,
Hyderabad
9 3 3 Leaping Feat Preschool & Multi-Activity Centre, Mumbai
10 1 1 Eicher School (Pre-Primary wing), Parwanoo

We are delighted to be ranked #1 countrywide
for Innovative Pedagogy by the distinguished EW
“Grand Jury. Right from the beginning, we adopted
the Reggio Emilia early childhood education philosophy
emphasising sensory learning through taste, smell, touch,
sound, and sight, in
spacious classrooms and
Nature discovery and
It’s a proud moment for Kai to be adjudged India’s exploration outdoors.
#1 preschool for Campus Design Excellence. Right Our 12,000 sq. ft.
“from the start, our objective has been to redefine campus hosts flowering
early childhood education by ensuring that every plants, vertical gardens
child under our care experiences enriched learning and sports areas, and
opportunities in spaces that inspire curiosity, nurture children are encouraged
creativity, and foster holistic growth. Our campus, which to engage with Nature
spans two acres, features over 20 learning environments through activities such as tree planting, composting,
and offers twice the indoor and outdoor spaces globally and sustainable practices. This way, our children are
recommended for preschools. All campus design features introduced in early age to subjects ranging from science
are backed by neuroscience research to accelerate to geography, through hands-on experiences and
our children’s early development. Our Kai campus is activities. Moreover, our teachers teach children the UN
designed to encourage social interaction, independent Sustainable Development Goals using art, story-telling
discovery and problem-solving at every turn” — Saad and presentations to discuss global issues such as food
Sait, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Kai Early security, endangered species, and ocean pollution” —
Years, Whitefield, Bangalore (177 children and 23 Usha Iyer, founder-director, The Bangalore School,
teachers) Dodsworth Layout (200 children and 28 teachers)

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