Page 89 - EW December 2025

Kolkata’s top-ranked 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 3 1 1 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, New Alipore 158 71 62 77 65 75 111 78 69 58 824
NR 4 3 2 Kidzee, Uniworld City, New Town 139 69 52 69 66 73 110 70 68 54 770
9 8 5 3 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool,
VIP Road, Haldiram 138 58 61 66 63 68 108 74 63 47 746
NR 4 2 4 The Tree House, Patuli 138 57 53 66 62 68 102 74 69 47 736
NR NR 4 5 Makoons Preschool, Action Area 1, New Town 141 62 52 72 66 70 103 58 67 44 735
NR NR NR 5 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, Rathtala 135 63 61 68 61 69 101 71 63 43 735
NR 5 4 6 Kidzee, Sakher Bazar 133 65 58 64 56 61 106 71 68 51 733
8 6 4 7 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, Bangur Avenue 137 55 51 74 60 67 105 60 66 44 719
10 7 5 8 Kidzee, Garia 135 58 55 74 62 67 98 56 64 45 714
NR NR 6 9 Little Millennium, Lake Town 133 51 54 73 60 61 98 64 63 50 707
NR NR NR 10 Tulipians Preschool, Kasba (Ruby Park) 131 61 69 65 64 61 64 74 61 47 697
12 10 8 11 FirstCry Intellitots Preschool, New Town 126 51 44 69 61 67 98 67 64 45 692
11 9 7 12 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool,
Rajarhat Main Road 131 54 46 71 63 70 94 62 58 42 691
NR NR NR 13 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, Park Street 132 52 49 64 57 62 97 55 56 42 666
NR 11 9 14 Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, AJ Block,
Salt Lake 129 45 46 63 51 68 89 62 52 50 655

We are overjoyed to be voted Kolkata’s #1 fran- experienced teachers whose understanding and de-
chised preschool for the second year consecutively. livery of the curriculum is par excellence. Therefore,
“It’s also very satisfying to learn that we have been I’m delighted with our top scores under the param-
awarded highest scores on nine of the ten parameters of eters of teacher competence and teacher welfare and
early childhood education excellence. This is testimony development. It’s also very satisfying to learn that
that we are providing holistic education which stimu- we have been awarded the highest score for safety
lates youngest children’s academic, physical, social, and hygiene because we have received a ‘Safe School
and emotional growth. The distinguishing features of Assessment Rating’ of 99.56 percent by TUV India
our preschool are our ‘ICan Curriculum’ — for which for the second successive year” — Archana Mantri,
we have been awarded top score — and Sight Reading Principal, Kangaroo Kids International Pre-
Program, an extensive vocabulary development pro- School, New Alipore, Kolkata (54 students and
gramme. Our most prized asset is our competent and nine teachers)

DECEMBER 2025 EDUCATIONWORLD 89