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EW Grand Jury India Preschool Rankings 2024-25



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



             Rank
                                                              Rank
           India  State  City                                India  State  City

           1   1   1   Satellite School for Children, Ahmedabad    1   1   1   SSVM Kids Casa, Saibaba Colony, Coimbatore
           2   1   1   Chimes Montessori — House of Children, Bengaluru    2   1   1   Nirah Early Years, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
           3   1   1   Hasti Pre-Primary School, Vidya Colony, Dondaicha    3   1   1   FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Ravet, Pune
           4   1   1   Laksh International School, Hyderabad    4   2   1   Happy Minds International, Thane
           5   2   2   Serac Ray International Playschool & Daycare, Banjara
                     Hills, Hyderabad                       5   2   2   FLY Holistic School (Pre-Primary), Attapur, Hyderabad
           6   2   2   EuroKids Preschool, Jodhpur Cross Road, Ahmedabad    6   1   1   Presidency Early Years, Mangaluru
           7   1   1   FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Bangur Avenue, Kolkata    7   1   1   Vedant International Preschool, Jivraj Park, Ahmedabad
           8   3   1   The Aga Khan Preschool, Keshod (Guj)    7   3     2     Jumpstart International Preschool, Pimple Saudagar,

                                                                      Pune
           9   3   3   Basil Woods Juniors — Preschool & Daycare, Hyderabad    8   3   3   Kids Arena, Kiran International School, Hyderabad
           10   4   4   Birla Open Minds Preschool, Chandanagar, Hyderabad
                                                            9   4   4   Leaping Frogs, Hyderabad
                                                            10   2   1   The Aga Khan Preschool, Jivapar, Rajkot
             We are privileged to be ranked India’s #1 preschool
             for Technology Integration. At Satellite School,
         “we have enthusiastically embraced technology to     We are thrilled to receive this award because SSVM
         enhance teaching-learning, empower educators and to   Kids accords highest priority to providing our
         improve communication with parents. Our educators use  “children a safe, nurturing, and healthy environment
         a variety of apps to create engaging, informative and age-  to learn joyfully. Our classrooms, play areas and
         appropriate videos for our pre-primary children, track   washrooms adhere to the highest safety standards; the
         schoolwork, and provide online resources to parents. Our   campus is under 24x7 CCTV camera surveillance and all
         Connecting Millions app updates parents in real-time   school buses are equipped with a GPS tracking facility.
         about schoolwork and events. Integrating technology   Our school campus
         thoughtfully and responsibly has enabled us to provide a   hosts a special
         richer learning experience for our children, empower our   infirmary which
         educators and build strong parent-school connections”   conducts periodic
         — Bhavna Shah, Principal, Satellite School for   health check-ups; all
         Children, Ahmedabad                              our staff are trained
                                                          in CPR and teaching
                                                          good hygiene
                                                          practices is integrated
                                                          into the curriculum.
                                                          Moreover, we have
                                                          instructed all parents
                                                          not to pack junk or
                                                          sugary food into
                                                          their children’s
                                                          snack boxes. These
                                                          measures are proof of our commitment to maintaining
                                                          highest health, safety, and care standards to ensure that
                                                          our little ones learn and grow physically and emotionally
                                                          in a secure and supportive environment” — Dr.
                                                          Manimekalai Mohan, founder, SSVM Group of
                                                          Institutions and SSVM Kids Casa-Saibaba Colony,
                                                          Coimbatore (68 children and 15 teachers)

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