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Cover Story EW India Preschool Rankings 2025-26

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 Morena: Toddlers Lane 145 62 52 64 64 71 103 64 54 42 721
NR 1 Nagpur: Podar Prep, Besa 137 54 56 64 63 67 104 63 65 46 719
1 2 The Achievers Preschool 136 60 52 69 60 62 105 65 60 44 713
NR 3 Podar Prep, Koradi 135 57 57 62 59 68 100 65 63 45 711
1 1 Panchkula: Woodlands House School, Sector- 8 158 77 65 78 68 74 111 73 75 59 838
1 1 Salem: Vriksha Montessori International, Fairlands 163 74 61 78 80 81 121 81 79 67 885
NR 1 Satara: Podar Jumbo Kids Nandgaon 157 63 64 69 53 74 105 68 58 45 756
NR 1 Solan: Doon Kids Planet 136 61 62 64 56 62 108 60 60 41 710
NR 1 Tirupati: Podar Prep 166 63 68 79 79 75 108 74 70 52 703
NR 2 Hello Kids- Discovery 132 61 52 61 61 62 107 55 62 42 695
1 1 Thiruvananthapuram: Kido International Preschool & Daycare,
Kowdiar 168 65 63 76 72 76 116 73 70 59 838
NR 1 Trichy: Podar Jumbo Kids Plus Kattur 158 63 59 70 63 68 110 66 60 49 766
NR 2 Hello Kids, Modern 132 62 61 72 61 70 112 68 63 48 749
NR 1 Udaipur: Witty Kids, Udaipur 148 54 50 64 58 64 96 66 54 43 697
NR 1 Ujjain: Little Visionary Play Way, Ujjain 146 58 60 65 66 68 106 66 63 55 753
1 1 Valsad: Saraswati Kindergarten School 140 53 52 70 57 62 95 69 64 44 706
NR 1 Visakhapatnam: FirstCry Intellitots Preschool and Daycare,
Akkayyapalem 139 69 63 67 64 62 102 69 65 45 745
NR 2 Podar Jumbo Kids Plus, Waltair Uplands Visakhapatnam 129 63 53 64 57 63 99 67 61 46 702
NR 3 Hello Kids- Growth 136 57 54 67 61 62 99 68 57 49 710
NR 1 Varanasi: Toddlers N Kids, Ramkatora 136 44 58 64 60 65 105 68 62 50 712

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