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Rank Competence of teachers (200) Teacher welfare & development (100) Infrastructure provision (75) Individual attention to students (100) Value for money (100) Parental involvement (100) Curriculum & pedagogy Safety and hygiene (100) Leadership / management Special needs education (100) TOTAL SCORE (1125)
2022 2023 2024 2025 (150) quality (100)

NR NR NR 33 Podar Prep, Talegaon ST 138 60 51 64 60 70 89 67 59 44 702
NR NR NR 34 Podar Prep, Wagholi 132 61 41 65 59 71 94 71 59 48 701
NR NR NR 35 Kidzonia International Preschool, NIBM 139 45 53 67 60 61 103 62 62 47 699
NR NR NR 36 Kidzonia International Preschool, Tathawade 135 53 54 62 67 61 100 60 58 47 697
NR 17 23 37 Podar Prep Plus, Hadapsar 134 50 51 61 62 65 102 66 58 46 695
NR NR NR 37 Kidzonia International Preschool, Marunji 133 55 51 62 60 69 99 63 58 45 695
NR NR NR 38 Podar Prep, Ambegaon 130 56 44 70 57 71 85 66 57 46 682
NR NR NR 39 Podar Prep, Chinchwad 129 61 47 69 53 69 86 59 61 47 681
NR NR NR 40 Kidzonia International Preschool, Ravet 132 52 49 64 57 62 97 55 56 42 666
NR NR NR 41 Kidzonia International Preschool, Wakad 124 56 45 67 49 67 90 62 52 42 654

We are delighted to be voted Pune’s #1 proprietary preschool
for the fourth year in a row. At Elpro First Steps, our teachers
“ are our most valued resource. Therefore, we invest heavily
in their training and upskilling, ensuring they have the skills to
personalise learning experiences for youngest children and deliver
our carefully curated curriculum and experiential pedagogies. Our
children learn through play and hands-on activities, developing
foundational literacy and numeracy, social and communication
skills. That’s why I am pleased that we have been awarded top
scores under the parameters of teacher welfare and development
and curriculum and pedagogy. Another distinguishing feature of
Elpro is our 1:9 teacher-child ratio, enabling teachers to develop
personalised learning plans to ensure that every child receives
individual attention and nurturing to realise her full potential.
Therefore, I am pleased with our top score under the parameter
of individual attention to students” — Aarti Kanwal, Principal,
Elpro First Steps, Chinchwad (528 student, 56 teachers)

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