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EW Grand Jury India Preschool Rankings 2023-24

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 India
1 Little Angels, Gwalior 1 The Bangalore School
2 The Ardee School (Pre-primary), Delhi 2 Little One — The Jaipuria Preschool, Kakadeo, Kanpur
3 BD Memorial Jr School, Kolkata 2 Healthy Planet, TGA Early Years, Noida
4 Casa Dei Bambini, Kolkata 3 Vedant International Preschool, Jamnagar
5 EuroKids Preschool, Dhayari, Pune 4 Kiwis Kids Prep & Daycare, Hyderabad
5 Hello Kids — Lilly, Mathikere, Bengaluru 5 Josephian's Montessori, Navi Mumbai
6 Li'l Miracles International Preschool, Jaipur 6 Canary The School, Hyderabad
7 Shaping Hands Preschool, Nashik 7 Somnath International School (Pre-primary), Kodinar
8 Ryan Shalom Montessori, Sector 16, Rohini, Delhi 7 Shemrock Rainbow, Dehradun
9 Little World Montessori Preschool, Ahmedabad 8 Hello Kids — Jhulaghar, Indore
10 Spring Buds International Preschool, Kandivali (W), Mumbai 8 The Aga Khan Preschool, Nagalpur, Kutch
9 Little Aryans Pre-K, Ambernath
10 Giffi Kidz, Bengaluru

We are delighted to be ranked India’s #1 nature-
friendly preschool. Since we promoted this preschool
“in 2011, we have been focused on developing TBS
into a nature-friendly preschool in terms of campus
facilities, pedagogies and school culture. Our campus
hosts a variety of vertical gardens in which flowering
plants attract butterflies and bees; a compost pit, rain
barrels, and a designated corner for fire-less cooking.
Children learn about loving and protecting nature and
green sustainable practices in our organic garden patch,
outdoor play area and nature-friendly classrooms” —
Usha Iyer (centre), founder-director, The Bangalore
School (200 students and 25 teachers)
I am delighted and humbled that our preschool
is ranked #1 for outstanding leadership. This
“acknowledgement underscores the unwavering
commitment of our entire team to providing joyous early
years education to pre-primary children. I would like to
specially credit our motivated teachers, ever-supportive
parents and management for their coordinated efforts
which have enabled us to achieve this recognition. By
encouraging participatory leadership that motivates
teachers to innovate and continuously learn, we have
succeeded in creating a learning environment that
encourages out-of-the-box thinking and creativity, and
nurtures the multiple intelligences of our children”
— Supriya Malpani, principal, The Little Angels
School, Gwalior (830 pupils and 50 teachers)

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