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Mumbai’s best franchised preschools

Rank Competence of teachers (200) Teacher welfare and development (100) Infrastructure Individual attention to students (100) Value for money (100) Parental involvement in school activities (100) Curriculum and pedagogy (150) Safety and hygiene (100) Leadership quality (100) Online interaction (100) TOTAL SCORE (1125)
2018 2019 2020 2021 provision (75)

1 1 1 1 Kangaroo Kids International, Chembur 176 83 65 76 77 81 128 80 81 73 920
3 2 2 2 Podar Jumbo Kids, Andheri (E) 174 82 67 74 74 80 126 78 82 70 907
7 5 6 3 Kangaroo Kids International, Ghatkopar (E) 173 81 65 76 71 74 125 76 80 72 893
5 4 4 3 Kangaroo Kids International, Parel 170 79 63 77 72 77 125 80 79 71 893
NR 7 7 4 Podar Jumbo Kids, Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali (W) 168 77 62 74 69 76 122 77 78 67 870
2 2 3 4 EuroKids Preschool, Lokhandwala 167 76 63 73 67 79 124 76 77 68 870
NR NR NR 5 Kangaroo Kids International, Wadala 165 75 62 75 66 79 120 77 76 66 861
NR NR NR 6 Kangaroo Kids International, Almeida Park,
Bandra (W) 164 75 61 74 64 75 120 73 76 67 849
NR NR NR 6 EuroKids, Chembur, Mumbai 163 73 58 75 68 77 119 75 75 66 849
6 5 5 7 Podar Jumbo Kids, Chembur 160 72 59 72 62 76 117 79 75 67 839
NR NR NR 8 Podar Jumbo Kids, Borivali (West), Gorai 158 71 57 72 61 72 116 76 72 69 824
4 3 4 8 Kangaroo Kids International, Kandivali (E),
Thakur Village 157 71 61 71 61 75 118 74 70 66 824
NR NR NR 9 Podar Jumbo Kids Plus, Dahisar (West) 152 74 55 70 60 69 115 72 71 66 804
9 6 8 10 Kidzee, Kandivali (West) 143 76 53 72 63 72 96 63 61 50 749
14 8 9 11 Kidzee, Bhandup (West) 141 67 50 66 57 69 97 61 60 48 716

It’s gratifying that Besant Montessori has been re- Reaffirmation of our #1 ranking in 2021-22 is very spe-
stored to its #1 rank. The sincere hard work of our cial because during the past two years of the pandemic,
“teachers — motivated, inspired and nurtured by our “we have experienced hard times. Conducting online
late ‘Aunty’ Dolly Wadia for over five decades — is paying classes for young children is a difficult proposition because
off. The Covid pandemic has been a difficult time for us toddlers have little patience to sit through impersonal on-
as Montessori pedagogy is based on encouraging children line sessions. But our teachers have innovated and designed
to learn-by-doing in open spaces. During the first year of experiential and enjoyable activities to engage children
closure, the shift to online learning posed many problems, virtually. I would also like to thank our parents for their
however we are confident of doing better while remaining whole-hearted support to enable learning continuity of our
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committed to Montessori pedagogies. We have also made children” — e s h m a K u k re j a , owner, a n g a roo K ids ,
note of activities which cannot be taught online, and plan to C h e m b u r, G h a tk op a r
prioritise them once in-person schooling begins” — ru n d-
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