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Outstanding Leadership Nature-Friendly Preschools
For early childhood education leaders of preschools who Preschools which have environment-friendly campuses
have displayed outstanding leadership in upgrading and and promote classes / activities in open, outdoor green
improving their institutions. spaces.

Rank Rank

India State City India State City

1 1 1 Gurukul The School (Pre-Primary), Ghaziabad 1 1 1 DPS Castle of Dreams, Indore
2 1 1 Vidyasagar Preschool, JP Nagar, Bengaluru 2 1 1 SSVM Kids Casa, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore
3 1 1 Shanti Juniors, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur 2 1 1 Kido International Preschool & Daycare, Sholinganallur,
4 1 1 Ikigai Global Prep School, Dadar, Mumbai Chennai
5 1 1 Laxmi Vikash First Step, Kantabanji, Bolangir 3 1 1 Neev Early Years, Queens Road, Bengaluru
6 1 1 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Manikonda, Hyderabad 4 1 1 Hasti Semi-English School, Balwadi, Dondaicha
7 2 2 Springfields Kids School, Moghulpura, Hyderabad 5 1 1 Ryan Shalom Montessori, Sector 16, Rohini, Delhi
8 2 1 EuroKids Preschool, Ashok Nagar-Range Hills, Pune 6 2 2 Jumpstart International Preschool, Koramangala,
8 1 1 The White School International, Calicut (Kerala) Bengaluru
9 3 3 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, HMT Hills, Hyderabad 7 2 1 Dnyanpushpa Vidya Niketan (Pre-Primary), Belapur, Navi
10 4 4 Kids Kindergarten, Hyderabad Mumbai
10 2 2 Maple Bear Canadian Preschool, Banashankari 8 2 2 Taurus Army Primary School, Delhi Cantt
2nd Stage, Bengaluru 9 1 1 The Aga Khan Preschool, Nagalpur (Guj)
10 1 1 The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet (Pre-Primary)

We are thrilled that an EW Grand Jury of eminent
educators has adjudged us India’s #1 Nature-Friendly
“Preschool. This award underscores our commitment
to provide our little ones a nature-friendly campus,
curriculum and pedagogy. Our green campus features
an eco-conscious design, gardens, rainwater harvesting
systems, solar-powered energy solutions, and eco-friendly
construction materials. Children are encouraged to
participate in activities such as gardening, birdwatching,
and exploration to develop love of Nature and ecological
sensitivity. Environmental consciousness is interwoven
into our curriculum and pedagogy, with themes such
as biodiversity, conservation, renewable energy, and
pollution explained through storytelling, experiments,
I am humbled by this recognition that acknowledges and experiential activities” — Parmindr B. Chopra,
the collective efforts of our teachers, children and Principal, DPS Castle of Dreams, Indore (300
“parents. I describe myself as a Servant Leader students, 30 teachers)
who believes in empowering people and boosting their
self-belief to achieve their goals. This award endorses
my belief that foundational years are the most critical
in the learning journey of a child. Therefore, great
attention and efforts have been made to design our
pre-primary curriculum which focuses on experiential
learning, storytelling pedagogies, language and social
skills development, and building strong parent-school
partnerships. Our children seamlessly progress to primary
school and are fully prepared to begin formal learning”
— Dr. Sachin Vats, Founder-Director, Gurukul The
School, Ghaziabad (Pre-primary section: 300 children
and 30 teachers)

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