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Parameters of Excellence: Delhi’s Top 10 Preschools

(across both categories)

O COMPILE THE EW INDIA PRESCHOOL RANKINGS 2021-22 Rank Competence of
league tables of early childhood care and education teachers Rating
T(ECCE) institutions, 300 preschools were shortlisted 2018 2019 2020 2021 (200)
by EducationWorld, of whom 239 were sufficiently well-
Y
known to be assessed by the respondents base comprising 1 1 1 1 The Magic ears, Vasant Vihar 184
2,783 SEC (socio-economic category) ‘A’ parents with at 4 4 4 2 The Ardee School, New Friends Colony 183
least one child in preschool, and 422 principals/teachers, 2 2 2 2 Step by Step Nursery School, 183
Panchsheel Park
across 10 parameters of ECCE excellence. NR 6 7 3 Pathways Early ears, Greater Kailash 182
Y
Sample respondents in six cities were asked to rate pre-
schools in their civic limits on 10 parameters — compe- 5 5 6 4 Amiown, Amity’s Caring Preschool, 181
Pushp Vihar
tence of teachers, individual attention to students, value 3 2 3 5 Little Pearls Playschool, Vasant Vihar 180
for money, leadership quality, parental involvement, cur- 5 3 5 6 Wonderland Playschool, Chanakyapuri 179
riculum and pedagogy, infrastructure, safety and hygiene, NR 7 9 7 The Shri Ram Early ears, GK I 178
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online interaction and teacher welfare and development. NR NR 8 8 Mother’s Arm, New Friends Colony 177
The scores awarded under each of these 10 parameters
were aggregated to rank the most preferred preschools un- NR NR NR 9 The Learning Tree, Sujan Singh Park 176
7
Petals Preschool, Nirman Vihar
6
176
9
6
der two categories — proprietary and franchised — in six 4 5 7 10 Aadyant Global Playschool, Vasant Kunj 175
cities. The rankings of Delhi’s Top 10 preschools (across 10 175
proprietary and franchise preschools) under each param- NR 7 9 The Study, East of Kailash
eter of ECCE excellence are set out below.

Rank Infrastructure provision Rating
2018 2019 2020 2021 (75)

1 1 1 1 Step by Step Nursery School,
Panchsheel Park 73 Rank Online interaction
2 2 2 2 The Magic ears, Vasant Vihar 72 Rating
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3 4 3 3 The Ardee School, New Friends Colony 71 2020 2021 (150)
3 5 7 3 Aadyant Global Playschool, Vasant Kunj 71
4 4 4 3 Little Pearls Playschool, Vasant Vihar 71 4 1 The Ardee School, New Friends Colony 81
Y
5 8 2 4 Amiown, Amity’s Caring Preschool, 5 2 Pathways Early ears, Greater Kailash 80
Y
Pushp Vihar 70 2 3 The Magic ears, Vasant Vihar 79
2 3 5 4 Wonderland Playschool, Chanakyapuri 70 1 3 Step by Step Nursery School, Panchsheel Park 79
Y
7 7 6 5 Pathways Early ears, Greater Kailash 69 6 4 Amiown, Amity’s Caring Preschool, Pushp Vihar 78
5 9 6 5 Mother’s Arm, New Friends Colony 69 9 4 Mother’s Arm, New Friends Colony 78
NR NR NR 6 The Learning Tree, Sujan Singh Park 68 3 5 Little Pearls Playschool, Vasant Vihar 77
6 8 9 6 Petals Preschool, Nirman Vihar 68 7 6 Wonderland Playschool, Chanakyapuri 76
NR 6 9 7 The Shri Ram Early ears, GK I 67 NR 7 EuroKids, S Block, GK II 75
Y
NR NR NR 8 EuroKids, S Block, GK II 66 NR 8 Kidzee Little Tinkles, Saket 74
Y
NR NR NR 9 Maple Bear Canadian Preschool, 1 0 8 The Shri Ram Early ears, GK I 74
Sector 1 3 , Dwarka 65 8 8 Aadyant Global Playschool, Vasant Kunj 74
NR 9 8 9 Tender Feet School, Vasant Kunj 65 NR 9 Maple Bear Canadian Preschool, Sector 1 3 , Dwarka 73
NR NR NR 10 Scottish Early ears, Hargobind Enclave 64 NR 9 The Learning Tree, Sujan Singh Park 73
Y
NR NR NR 10 Mount Abu Junior School, Rohini 64 6 9 Petals Preschool, Nirman Vihar 73
NR 8 1 0 10 The Study, East of Kailash 64 NR 10 Maple Bear Canadian Preschool, Geetanjali Enclave 72

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