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cover Story ew delhi preSchool rankingS 2023-24

Parameters of excellence: Delhi’s Top 10 Preschools

(across both categories)

o compile the ew india preschool rankings 2023-24 Rank Curriculum and
league tables of early childhood care and education pedagogy Rating
t(ECCE) institutions, 1,000 preschools were shortlist- 2020 2021 2022 2023 (150)
ed by EducationWorld, of whom 661 were sufficiently well- 2 1 3 1 The Magic Years, Vasant Vihar 144
known to be assessed by the respondents database compris- 4 3 5 2 Pathways Early Years, Greater Kailash 143
ing 7,575 SEC (socio-economic category) ‘A’ parents with at 1 2 1 3 Step by Step Nursery School,
least one child in preschool, and 1,080 principals/teachers, Panchsheel Park 142
across 10 parameters of ECCE excellence. 9 9 8 4 Petals Preschool & Daycare, Nirman Vihar 141
Sample respondents in 17 cities were asked to rate pre- 4 7 4 5 Little Pearls Playschool, Vasant Vihar 140
schools in their civic limits on 10 parameters — compe- 10 10 9 5 The Study School, East of Kailash 140
tence of teachers, individual attention to children, value for 2 4 6 6 Amiown — Amity’s Caring Preschool,
money, leadership quality, parental involvement, curricu- Pushp Vihar 139
lum and pedagogy, infrastructure, safety and hygiene, and 5 5 7 6 Wonderland Playschool, Chanakyapuri 139
teacher welfare and development. NR NR NR 7 Aadyant Preschool, Vasant Kunj 138
The scores awarded under each of these 10 parameters NR NR 10 8 Cambridge Primary School,
were aggregated to rank the most preferred preschools un- New Friends Colony 137
der two categories — proprietary and franchised — in 17 NR NR NR 8 Mount Abu Junior School, Rohini 137
cities. The rankings of Delhi’s Top 10 preschools (across NR NR NR 9 AACRRON Early Learning Centre,
proprietary and franchise preschools) under each param- Hargobind Enclave 136
eter of ECCE excellence are set out below. NR NR 7 10 Ryan Shalom Montessori, Sector 16,
Rohini 135

Rank Infrastructure provision Rating
2020 2021 2022 2023 (75)

1 1 1 1 Step by Step Nursery School,
Panchsheel Park 73
6 5 5 2 Pathways Early Years, Greater Kailash 72
NR NR NR 3 Aadyant Preschool, Vasant Kunj 71
Rank Competence of Rating 5 4 4 4 Wonderland Playschool, Chanakyapuri 70
NR NR
8
Salwan Montessori School,
5
2020 2021 2022 2023 teachers (200) Rajendra Nagar 69
4 3 3 6 Little Pearls Playschool, Vasant Vihar 68
1 1 2 1 The Magic Years, Vasant Vihar 179 9 6 7 6 Petals Preschool & Day Care,
2 2 1 2 Step by Step Nursery School, Nirman Vihar 68
Panchsheel Park 178 NR NR 7 7 Cambridge Primary School, New
7 3 5 3 Pathways Early Years, Greater Kailash 177 Friends Colony 67
9 10 10 4 The Study, East of Kailash 176 2 2 4 8 The Magic Years, Vasant Vihar 66
3 5 4 5 Little Pearls Playschool, Vasant Vihar 175 10 10 8 8 The Study, East of Kailash 66
6 9 8 6 Petals Preschool & Daycare, Nirman Vihar 174 NR NR NR 8 Tender Feet School, Vasant Kunj 66
NR NR NR 7 Aadyant Preschool, Vasant Kunj 173 2 4 6 9 Amiown — Amity’s Caring Preschool,
5 6 7 8 Wonderland Playschool, Chanakyapuri 172 Pushp Vihar 65
NR NR 9 9 Cambridge Primary School, New Friends NR NR NR 9 Shri Ram Wonder Years, Shubham Enclave 65
Colony 171 NR NR 7 10 Ryan Shalom Montessori, Sector 16,
NR NR NR 10 AACRRON Early Learning Centre, Rohini 64
Hargobind Enclave 170
6 4 6 10 Amiown — Amity’s Caring Preschool,
Pushp Vihar 170 NB: NR=Not Top 10 ranked

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