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Vadodara’s most admired preschools

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)

2024 2025 (150) quality (100)

1 1 NEEV — The Prep School, New Sama 174 73 67 77 75 73 131 84 76 61 891
2 2 Auraa International Preschool, Akota 170 74 64 77 69 74 122 86 75 68 879
6 3 Rangoli Preschool, Vasna Bhayli Road 174 73 61 73 74 78 123 78 78 58 870
6 4 Spectrum Preschool, Makarpura 174 73 59 73 74 74 119 73 68 48 835
9 4 Aura Learning Mantra, Sama 161 74 56 72 74 75 118 77 74 54 835
5 5 Aura Kids Castle International Preschool, Karelibaug 161 74 55 70 74 75 118 77 74 54 832
3 6 Learning Tree Preschool, Karelibaug 166 71 61 74 64 76 121 74 70 49 826
7 7 Crystal Kids, Channi 168 70 59 62 74 71 120 76 69 45 814
4 8 Aura Angels International Preschool, Nizampura 153 70 55 63 71 70 113 64 70 55 784
8 9 Auraa International Preschool, Gotri 148 67 54 74 71 74 101 66 63 56 774
10 10 Rangoli Preschool, Sangam Centre 160 67 55 69 56 75 107 72 64 47 772
11 11 Rangoli Preschool, Diwalipura 158 62 54 66 57 75 116 68 57 46 759
11 12 EuroKids Preschool, Makarpura 161 67 51 61 63 67 107 69 63 47 756
12 13 Rangoli Preschool, Chhanni 148 62 56 70 66 70 107 64 63 48 754
NR 14 Aura Kids Castle, Bil 142 59 64 68 64 63 114 70 61 46 751
13 15 The Tree House, Gotri 157 60 53 73 67 61 99 64 67 48 749
13 16 Rangoli Preschool, Nizampura 156 62 56 71 56 74 105 65 55 46 746
NR 16 Aura International Preschool, Manjalpur 140 65 55 70 58 72 103 72 63 48 746
13 17 Smart World Playschool & Daycare, Vasna 151 70 59 70 66 66 91 61 60 51 745
15 18 Rangoli Preschool, Ajwa Road 155 61 55 68 52 75 102 71 57 46 742
18 18 Aura International Preschool, Sangam 153 64 57 63 59 58 103 62 67 56 742
12 19 Montessori World Preschool, Dabhoi 148 67 52 67 64 64 112 61 58 43 736
14 20 KLAY Preschool & Daycare, Diwalipura 155 65 51 59 59 66 101 68 62 48 734
16 21 KinderKool Preschool, Karelibaug 151 67 52 62 63 65 95 69 67 42 733
17 22 Alma Kids International Preschool, Manjalpur 150 62 50 68 71 63 97 58 57 47 723
20 23 Mayurhir’s Achievers Kinderland, Subhanpura 153 62 50 54 58 58 99 62 63 58 717
19 24 Rangoli Preschool, Khodiyarnagar 146 57 49 63 63 71 106 61 58 41 715
NR 25 Podar Jumbo Kids New Alkapuri 135 53 46 61 62 69 103 65 64 48 706
NR 26 Kabir Global Academy / Tender Feet Academy 131 60 51 63 62 60 109 56 60 42 694

Our #1 rank for the sec- national conferences. Moreover,
ond consecutive year is the our child-centred, play-based
“outcome of the hard work, curriculum is carefully designed
dedication, and collaboration be- to promote learning through
tween teachers, parents, students exploration, hands-on activi-
and management. I am espe- ties, and real-world experiences,
cially thrilled that we have been while simultaneously integrating
awarded the highest scores under literacy, numeracy, science, arts,
the critical parameters of teacher and social skills development.
competence, curriculum and peda- Our competent teachers ensure
gogy, and individual attention to personalized delivery of our cur-
students. In NEEV Prep, we invest large resources in con- riculum, ensuring that every child receives the attention
tinuous professional development of our teachers through and nurturing they need to realise their true potential”
expert-led workshops, encouraging them to acquire — Geeta Sikdar, Director, NEEV — The Prep School
micro-credentials and participate in national and inter- (900 students and 70 teachers)

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