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EW Grand Jury India Preschool Rankings 2020-21

GRAND JURY INDIA preSCHOOL RANKINGS 2020-21

he EducationWorld Grand Jury India Preschool Teacher-parent-student engagement
Rankings 2020-21 were introduced in 2018 to This table ranks pre-primaries that encourage and facili-
Tfelicitate pre-primaries which have introduced tate interaction and exchange of ideas between teachers,
contemporary pedagogies and practices in early parents and children to enable holistic development of
childhood care and education (ECCE). early learners.
To shortlist and select progressive preschools coun-
trywide, we invited nominations from educationists, Rank
individuals and schools themselves supported by evidence
of best practices in nine categories — teacher-parent- India State City
student engagement, reading culture, campus design,
nature-friendly environment, innovative pedagogy, out- 1 1 1 CHIREC, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana
standing leadership, health-nutrition-safety, future-ready 2 1 1 Little Aryans Pre-K, Kansai, Ambernath (E), Thane,
preschools and most respected early childhood education Maharashtra
brands. 3 1 1 The Ardee School, New Friends Colony, Delhi
Moreover, we also invited nominations from pre-pri- 3 2 2 The Gaudium Preschool, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad,
maries of composite K-12 schools which have integrated Telangana
and adopted best ECCE practices. 4 1 1 FirstCry Intellitots, AECS Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka
The nominations were duly assessed by a jury compris- 4 1 1 Presidency Early Years, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka
ing eminent educationists Fatema Agarkar, founder of 5 2 1 Ryan Shalom Montessori, Ulwe, Navi Mumbai,
Agarkar Centre for Excellence, Mumbai; Kausar Say- Maharashtra
eed, member, National Core Committee, Early Childhood 5 1 1 Swarnim International School, NSC Bose Road, Kolkata,

West Bengal
Association of India; Dr. Maalathi K.R, founder and
CEO, Aurro Educational Services, Chennai and Sumathi 6 3 1 Jumpstart International Preschool & Learning Centre,

Kalyani Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra
Ravichander, a Hyderabad-based K-12 education con- 6 3 3 Rockwell Preschool, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana
sultant. 7 2 1 The Tree Kids School, Midnapore, West Bengal
The complete Top 10 EW Grand Jury India Preschool
Rankings 2020-21 are presented in the pages following. 8 1 1 Kinder Garden Preschool & Daycare, Dhemaji, Assam
9 1 1 Saplings Play School, Bhojpur Road, Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh
10 1 1 Humming Buds (Model Academy),
Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
We strongly believe that education is a shared com-
mitment between dedicated teachers, motivated
“students, and enthusiastic parents, and our philoso-
phy emphasises educating the whole child by engaging
with all stakeholders. Therefore, we are honoured that
CHIREC is ranked India’s #1 preschool for teacher-
student-parent engagement. CHIREC’s Family Engage-
ment Programme encourages parents to establish strong
home-school connections to support children’s long-term
goals and achievements. Wholehearted collaboration
between teachers, students and parents — our golden
triangle — enables us to deliver joyful high-quality early
childhood care and education to children.” — Dr. Peter
McLaughlin, CEO, CHIREC Group of schools,
Hyderabad

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