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Rank Competence of teachers (200) Teacher welfare & development (100) Infrastructure 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 provision (75) (150) quality (100)

NR NR NR 28 Podar Prep Powai 154 68 55 74 64 77 114 83 75 52 816
24 28 26 29 Spring Buds International Preschool, Kandivali (West) 153 64 62 74 70 74 114 77 73 51 812
35 11 11 30 Udayachal Pre-Primary School, Vikhroli (East) 149 68 61 75 71 74 111 78 71 51 809
NR NR NR 31 Podar Prep, Vile Parle 151 66 59 76 63 78 108 79 73 54 807
NR 29 28 32 Mindseed Preschool & Day Care, Mahim 149 65 59 78 69 79 111 74 68 52 804
NR NR 29 33 Hopping Bunnies Preschool, Goregaon (East) 149 65 54 74 61 76 106 76 68 53 782
NR 31 30 34 First Impressions Preschool, Mulund (W) 150 64 52 72 60 67 100 76 70 55 766
26 33 32 35 Small Wonders Preschool, Khar (W) 143 59 53 72 60 77 106 61 66 47 744
NR 32 31 35 Panbai’s Flamingo Kids International Preschool,
Santacruz (E) 144 61 51 71 63 76 101 64 65 48 744
28 34 33 36 Kothari Starz, Prabhadevi 142 63 52 77 62 70 100 63 64 49 742
29 36 35 37 Spring Buds International Preschool, Gorai 139 61 55 73 57 72 100 74 63 40 734
33 39 37 38 Chip & Dale Preschool, Ghatkopar (W) 142 58 52 70 53 78 98 75 62 42 730
NR 35 34 39 Munchkids Preschool, Charkop 139 61 53 73 58 71 98 71 63 39 726
NR NR NR 40 Naval Kindergarten, Colaba 140 58 53 74 54 68 96 69 63 46 721
31 37 36 41 Xavier Child Development Centre, Borivali (E) 139 54 61 75 49 68 102 67 64 40 719
NR 37 37 42 Peppy Hearts Preschool, Ghatkopar (E) 140 58 55 70 56 70 98 69 60 41 717
32 38 38 43 Ryan Shalom Montessori (ICSE), Malad 139 56 54 71 53 71 98 66 62 45 715
36 39 39 44 Magic Beans Preschool, Kemp’s Corner 140 57 57 70 49 73 96 68 58 45 713
NR NR NR 45 Xavier’s Montessori, Goregaon 136 57 54 67 61 62 99 68 57 49 710
NR NR NR 46 Ryan Montessori School, Goregaon 131 61 55 66 55 71 100 64 60 44 707
NR NR NR 47 Gurukul International Kindergarten, Malad 129 58 53 64 58 62 91 67 60 51 693
38 41 41 48 Leaping Feat Preschool, Byculla (West) 140 53 52 67 54 71 88 57 59 42 683
NR NR NR 49 Gurukul International Kindergarten, Borivali 129 49 45 67 58 68 95 64 62 43 680
37 40 42 50 Mindseed Preschool & Daycare, Sion (East) 133 52 49 69 50 68 90 61 55 48 675
NR NR NR 51 Happy Minds International, Malad (West) 131 48 48 65 54 71 92 62 53 49 673

programmes are introduced first, tested and then shared
with our Podar network of 490 preschools countrywide.
Therefore, everything we do here is ‘global’ quality,
well-researched and immersed in the best global ECCE
practices. Our curriculum and pedagogy — on which
parameter we have been awarded the highest score — is
backed by the latest neuroscience research and deeply
rooted in ‘Play, Toy and Story Pedagogy’. Though I am
delighted with our top score on all parameters, I am most
pleased with top scores under the parameters of teacher
competence and parental involvement. In my opinion,
these are the strongest pillars of child development that
require greatest attention. Therefore, through our ‘Kidu-
cation Huddles’ where parents and teachers meet, discuss
and collaborate and our teachers’ upskilling programs,
we ensure that these two most important stakeholders
We are elated to be ranked Mumbai #1 for a record cooperate to fully support and enrich children’s learning”
seventh year in India’s most trusted preschool — Dr. Swati Popat Vats, President, Podar Educa-
“rankings. Podar Prep, Pali Hill is our pilot school tion Network which has 490 proprietary and franchised
where all our new initiatives including teacher training preschools countrywide

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