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Cover Story EW MUMBAI PRESCHOOL RANKINGS 2025-26
Mumbai’s best franchised 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)
2022 2023 2024 2025 (150) quality (100)
NR 4 3 1 Podar Prep, Thakur Village, Kandivali (E) 168 77 64 83 77 80 124 83 79 69 904
2 2 2 2 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, Ghatkopar (E) 164 78 62 77 70 78 126 79 77 71 882
NR 1 1 3 Podar Prep, Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali (W) 158 70 65 77 76 70 116 78 69 65 844
4 3 3 4 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, Parel 162 77 61 73 62 76 116 76 75 65 843
5 6 5 5 Podar Prep Plus, Chembur 161 76 62 79 60 74 119 77 74 55 837
8 9 7 6 Podar Prep, Gorai, Borivali (W) 161 76 59 74 70 81 119 74 67 54 835
NR 10 8 7 EuroKids Preschool, Cuffe Parade, Colaba 156 74 63 72 60 82 114 81 68 58 828
NR 12 9 8 Podar Prep, Malad (W) 162 67 60 73 61 82 116 72 72 61 826
9 11 9 8 Podar Prep, Dahisar (W) 162 69 56 76 73 76 117 74 69 54 826
NR NR 8 9 Makoons Preschool, Kandivali (East) 161 63 59 67 68 78 115 77 62 66 816
7 7 6 10 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, Wadala 161 63 56 66 68 78 115 75 62 64 808
15 12 10 10 Vedant Toddler Tech Preschool, Borivali (West) 151 74 63 73 62 70 113 71 68 63 808
NR 13 11 11 Kidzee, Goregaon (W) 153 67 61 68 60 71 116 77 69 64 806
12 16 14 12 Hello Kids — Flamingo, Malad (W) 154 77 63 71 62 72 112 68 66 57 802
13 15 13 13 Hello Kids — Bellflower, Kandivali (E) 154 77 63 71 62 70 112 68 66 55 798
NR NR NR 14 Podar, Marol 161 69 59 72 59 76 116 65 61 50 788
10 14 12 15 Cosmikids International Preschool, Andheri (East) 148 64 58 77 56 71 100 70 63 57 764
NR NR NR 16 Podar Jumbo Kids, Mulund (E) 145 62 56 75 62 80 106 62 67 45 760
NR NR NR 17 Podar Prep, Kurla East 156 64 59 71 58 72 109 61 61 48 759
NR NR NR 18 Podar Prep, Wadala (East) 139 57 62 69 59 73 105 72 61 48 745
NR NR NR 19 Podar Prep, Mahim 141 62 58 69 56 72 102 64 64 46 734
NR NR NR 20 Podar Jumbo Kids, JB Nagar, Andheri (East) 140 58 54 76 55 69 97 76 64 43 732
NR NR NR 21 Podar Jumbo Kids, Kurla (W) 137 57 60 78 52 70 99 67 67 42 729
NR NR NR 22 Podar Jumbo Kids Plus, Andheri E 139 60 57 73 57 70 96 72 61 41 726
NR NR NR 22 Podar Jumbo Kids Plus, Ghatkopar (W) Bhatwadi 141 60 49 71 54 75 99 73 60 44 726
NR NR NR 23 Podar Jumbo Kids Plus, Vikhroli (E) 140 58 53 74 52 68 96 69 63 46 719
NB: Mumbai’s top-ranked proprietary preschools league table see p.70
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