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EW Grand Jury India Preschool Rankings 2020-21

Future-Ready Preschools Campus Design Excelllence
Newly promoted pre-primaries which have demonstrated Preschools which have built attractive and conducive
high potential to quickly adopt and integrate 21 century campuses to enable children to learn joyfully and give
best ECCE practices. their best.

Rank Rank
India State City India State City

1 1 1 Kai Early Years, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka 1 1 1 Kai Early Years, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka
2 1 1 The Ardee School, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 2 1 1 Beansprouts Preschool, Gurugram, Haryana
3 1 1 Mount Abu Junior School, Rohini, Delhi 3 2 2 Adelie International Preschool, Girinagar, Bengaluru,
4 2 2 The Bangalore School, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka Karnataka
5 3 3 Presidency School, Bangalore South, Karnataka 4 3 3 Maple Bear Canadian Preschool, Singasandra,
5 1 1 Jumpstart International Preschool & Learning Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Karve Road, Pune, Maharashtra 5 1 1 Atelier International Preschool, Magarpatta City, Pune,
6 2 1 Shemford Little Stars, Gauriganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra
7 2 2 Indira Kids, Tathwade, Pune, Maharashtra 6 4 4 Elements Kids, Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka
7 2 1 Mindseed Preschool & Daycare, Sion (East), 7 2 2 Jumpstart International Preschool & Learning Centre,
Mumbai, Maharashtra Nyati County, Pune, Maharashtra
8 1 1 Bodakdev School For Children, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 7 1 1 Iris Florets, KPHB, Phase V, Hyderabad, Telangana
9 3 3 TicTacToe, Pimple Nilakh, Pune, Maharashtra 8 1 1 Aga Khan Preschool, Botad, Gujarat
10 2 1 Aga Khan Preschool, Surendranagar, Gujarat 9 2 1 EuroKids, Satellite, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
10 3 1 Beaumont HFSI Pre-primary, Powai, Mumbai,
Maharashtra

walkways; organic kitchen gardens; sand play areas,
among other amenities.” — Jennifer Sait (centre), co-
founder and director of academics, Kai Early Years,
Whitefield, Bengaluru

Innovative Pedagogy
Preschools were judged on their success in ideating inno-
vative, child-friendly and age-appropriate pedagogies.

Rank

India State City
We are excited that the EW Grand Jury of ECCE
excellence has honoured us with Campus Design 1 1 1 EuroSchool, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka
“Excellence and Future-Ready Preschool awards. They 2 2 1 Indus Altum Early Learning Centre, Belagavi, Karnataka
inspire us to reaffirm our commitment to establishing 3 1 1 Perfection International Kids Preschool, Kharghar,
new standards in early childhood education. Our campus Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
is carefully designed as an early years’ hub, and includes 4 1 1 The Shri Ram Early Years, Gurugram, Haryana
an international preschool, research centre, Institute 5 1 1 Little ONE —The Jaipuria Preschool, Kakadeo,
for Professional Learning, Training and Development, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
and integrated community centre. Kai is India’s first 5 2 1 EuroKids, Dhayari, Pune, Maharashtra
stand-alone preschool that is accredited by IB (Geneva) 6 3 1 Ikigai Global Prep School, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
and authorised to offer a dual IB-PYP and Montessori 7 1 1 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Balwadi, Jaipur, Rajasthan
programme. Set in a green 2-acre campus and designed in 7 4 2 Happy Minds International, Nahar, Chandivali, Mumbai,
partnership with the world renowned Education Design Maharashtra
International, Kai is India’s most consciously explorative, 8 1 1 Jain Toddlers, Kondapur, Hyderabad, Telangana
generous, evocative and enabling early years campus with 9 5 1 Bright Beginnings International Preschool, Thane,
an amphitheatre; dance studio; music room; an outdoor Maharashtra
creative arts area; open-to-sky sound garden; sensory 10 3 1 Early Learning Centre, Mangalore, Karnataka

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