Parameters of Excellence: Chennai’s Top Preschools

COVER STORY EW Chennai Preschool Rankings 2012

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Competence of teachers

2010

RankRating(200)

1 1 1 Vael’s Billabong High-Kangaroo Kids,Neelankarai 179

7 8 2 Bambino Kindergarten & Primary School,Raja Annamalai Puram 174

NR NR 3 Alphabet Play School, Alwarpet 166NR NR 4 Enchanting Elves, Kilpauk 165NR NR 4 SEED, Adyar 165NR NR 4 Srishti Montessori School, Nungambakkam 1653 4 5 Vruksha, Alwarpet 163

NR 12 5 Learning Tree, Adyar 1634 5 6 Bamboola, Raja Annamalai Puram 1622 3 7 EuroKids, Anna Nagar 1616 14 7 Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram 161

NR NR 8 Little Cubs, Alwarpet 160NR NR 9 SEED, Anna Nagar 154NR NR 10 Amelio Play School, Shollinganallur 152NR NR 10 Kangaroo Kids, Velachery 152NR NR 11 T.I.M.E. Kids, Anna Nagar 1518 9 12 Little Angels, T. Nagar 150

NR NR 13 Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar 147NR 2 14 VVM-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar 1469 10 14 Kidzee, Anna Nagar 146

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Innovative teaching

2010

RankRating(100)

5 5 1 Vael’s Billabong High-Kangaroo Kids,Neelankarai 80

NR NR 2 Kangaroo Kids, Velachery 76NR NR 3 T.I.M.E. Kids, Anna Nagar 74NR NR 4 Bambino Kindergarten & Primary School,

Raja Annamalai Puram 722 2 5 EuroKids, Anna Nagar 692 2 5 Vruksha, Alwarpet 69

NR 6 6 Learning Tree, Adyar 68NR 12 7 VVM-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar 674 4 8 Little Angels, T. Nagar 66

NR NR 8 SEED, Adyar 66NR NR 8 Srishti Montessori School, Nungambakkam 66NR NR 9 Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar 659 15 10 Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram 63

NR NR 11 Little Cubs, Alwarpet 62NR NR 12 Amelio Play School, Shollinganallur 60NR NR 13 SEED, Anna Nagar 573 3 14 Bamboola, Raja Annamalai Puram 568 8 15 Kidzee, Anna Nagar 55

NR NR 16 Alphabet Play School, Alwarpet 53NR NR 17 Enchanting Elves, Kilpauk 51

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Teacher welfare &development

RankRating(100)

1 Vael’s Billabong High-Kangaroo Kids, Neelankarai 812 Bambino Kindergarten, Raja Annamalai Puram 793 Srishti Montessori School, Nungambakkam 724 EuroKids, Anna Nagar 695 Learning Tree, Adyar 686 SEED, Adyar 677 Vruksha, Alwarpet 668 Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram 649 Bamboola, Raja Annamalai Puram 639 Kidzee, Anna Nagar 6310 Enchanting Elves, Kilpauk 6211 T.I.M.E. Kids, Anna Nagar 6111 Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar 6112 VVM-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar 6012 SEED, Anna Nagar 6013 Little Cubs, Alwarpet 5913 Alphabet Play School, Alwarpet 5914 Kangaroo Kids, Velachery 5814 Amelio Play School, Shollinganallur 5814 Little Angels, T. Nagar 58

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Kidzee, Anna Nagar’s vegetable market field trip

COVER STORY EW Chennai Preschool Rankings 2012

On the critical parameter ofindividual attention to students,

Bambino, R.A. Puram has been votedNo.1 this year

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Individual attention tostudents

2010

RankRating(100)

5 5 1 Bambino Kindergarten & Primary School,Raja Annamalai Puram 84

2 2 2 Vael’s Billabong High-Kangaroo Kids,Neelankarai 77

4 4 3 Vruksha, Alwarpet 73NR NR 4 Srishti Montessori School, Nungambakkam 683 3 5 Bamboola, Raja Annamalai Puram 66

NR 3 5 VVM-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar 66NR NR 6 Little Cubs, Alwarpet 65NR NR 7 SEED, Adyar 641 1 8 EuroKids, Anna Nagar 639 14 8 Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram 6314 16 8 Kidzee, Anna Nagar 63NR 8 9 Learning Tree, Adyar 62NR NR 9 Kangaroo Kids, Velachery 62NR NR 10 Alphabet Play School, Alwarpet 60NR NR 10 Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar 60NR NR 10 SEED, Anna Nagar 60NR NR 11 T.I.M.E. Kids, Anna Nagar 59NR NR 12 Amelio Play School, Shollinganallur 58NR NR 13 Enchanting Elves, Kilpauk 5610 11 14 Little Angels, T. Nagar 55

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Parental involvement

2010

RankRating(100)

1 1 1 Bambino Kindergarten & Primary School,Raja Annamalai Puram 70

4 4 2 EuroKids, Anna Nagar 696 6 3 Vael’s Billabong High-Kangaroo Kids,

Neelankarai 68NR 9 3 Learning Tree, Adyar 68NR NR 4 Enchanting Elves, Kilpauk 67NR NR 4 Srishti Montessori School, Nungambakkam 6711 5 5 Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram 6612 12 5 Vruksha, Alwarpet 66NR NR 6 Amelio Play School, Shollinganallur 65NR NR 6 SEED, Adyar 657 7 7 Bamboola, Raja Annamalai Puram 64

NR NR 7 Alphabet Play School, Alwarpet 642 2 8 Little Angels, T. Nagar 63

NR NR 8 Little Cubs, Alwarpet 63NR 5 9 VVM-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar 6210 10 9 Kidzee, Anna Nagar 62NR NR 9 Kangaroo Kids, Velachery 62NR NR 10 Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar 61NR NR 10 SEED, Anna Nagar 61NR NR 11 T.I.M.E. Kids, Anna Nagar 60

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Safety & hygiene20

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Rating(100)

1 1 1 Vael’s Billabong High-Kangaroo Kids,Neelankarai 81

10 10 2 Bambino Kindergarten & Primary School,Raja Annamalai Puram 78

3 3 3 Bamboola, Raja Annamalai Puram 752 2 4 EuroKids, Anna Nagar 745 5 5 Vruksha, Alwarpet 72

NR NR 6 Enchanting Elves, Kilpauk 71NR 12 7 VVM-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar 70NR NR 8 Srishti Montessori School, Nungambakkam 6914 7 9 Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram 68NR NR 10 Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar 678 8 11 Kidzee, Anna Nagar 66

NR NR 11 T.I.M.E. Kids, Anna Nagar 66NR NR 12 Kangaroo Kids, Velachery 65NR NR 13 Alphabet Play School, Alwarpet 63NR NR 13 Little Cubs, Alwarpet 63NR NR 13 SEED, Adyar 63NR NR 14 Amelio Play School, Shollinganallur 62NR 10 14 Learning Tree, Adyar 6213 13 15 Little Angels, T. Nagar 61NR NR 15 SEED, Anna Nagar 61

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Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar children

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Infrastructure provision20

10Rank

Rating(100)

4 4 1 Bamboola, Raja Annamalai Puram 805 5 2 Vael’s Billabong High-Kangaroo Kids,

Neelankarai 792 2 3 EuroKids, Anna Nagar 77

NR NR 3 Amelio Play School, Shollinganallur 77NR NR 4 T.I.M.E. Kids, Anna Nagar 763 3 5 Bambino Kindergarten & Primary School,

Raja Annamalai Puram 75NR NR 5 SEED, Anna Nagar 7510 11 6 Kidzee, Anna Nagar 74NR NR 7 SEED, Adyar 716 6 8 Little Angels, T. Nagar 684 6 8 Vruksha, Alwarpet 68

NR NR 8 Kangaroo Kids, Velachery 682 8 9 Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram 67

NR NR 9 Srishti Montessori School, Nungambakkam 67NR 6 10 Learning Tree, Adyar 64NR NR 10 Alphabet Play School, Alwarpet 64NR NR 10 Little Cubs, Alwarpet 64NR NR 11 Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar 63NR 10 12 VVM-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar 61NR NR 13 Enchanting Elves, Kilpauk 60

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Value for money

2010

RankRating(100)

10 1 1 Vruksha, Alwarpet 774 5 2 Vael’s Billabong High-Kangaroo Kids,

Neelankarai 767 8 3 Bambino Kindergarten & Primary School,

Raja Annamalai Puram 73NR NR 3 Srishti Montessori School, Nungambakkam 73NR 10 4 Learning Tree, Adyar 67NR NR 5 SEED, Anna Nagar 661 4 6 Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram 65

NR 4 6 VVM-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar 65NR NR 6 Alphabet Play School, Alwarpet 6511 13 7 Kidzee, Anna Nagar 64NR NR 7 Little Cubs, Alwarpet 64NR NR 8 Kangaroo Kids, Velachery 63NR NR 8 SEED, Adyar 636 7 9 Little Angels, T. Nagar 62

NR NR 10 Enchanting Elves, Kilpauk 615 6 11 Bamboola, Raja Annamalai Puram 607 8 11 EuroKids, Anna Nagar 60

NR NR 11 Amelio Play School, Shollinganallur 60NR NR 12 Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar 59NR NR 12 T.I.M.E. Kids, Anna Nagar 59

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2012

Santa Claus comes calling @ Srishti Montessori,Nungambakkam

Ranked No.3 overall, Vruksha,Alwarpet is top ranked on the value for

money parameter

On the highly valued parameter ofinfrastructure provision, Bamboola,

Raja Annamalai Puram has improved itsranking from No.4 to prime

Teacher-pupil bonding @ Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram

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Special needs education

2010

RankRating(100)

NR NR 1 SEED, Adyar 65NR NR 2 SEED, Anna Nagar 631 1 3 Vael’s Billabong High-Kangaroo Kids,

Neelankarai 612 2 4 EuroKids, Anna Nagar 586 4 5 Vruksha, Alwarpet 57

NR NR 5 Little Cubs, Alwarpet 57NR 6 6 VVM-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar 564 8 6 Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram 563 3 7 Bamboola, Raja Annamalai Puram 559 4 7 Little Angels, T. Nagar 55

NR NR 7 Srishti Montessori School, Nungambakkam 557 5 8 Bambino Kindergarten & Primary School,

Raja Annamalai Puram 54NR 5 8 Learning Tree, Adyar 545 2 9 Kidzee, Anna Nagar 53

NR NR 9 Enchanting Elves, Kilpauk 53NR NR 9 T.I.M.E. Kids, Anna Nagar 53NR NR 10 Alphabet Play School, Alwarpet 52NR NR 10 Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar 52NR NR 10 Kangaroo Kids, Velachery 52NR NR 11 Amelio Play School, Shollinganallur 50

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Leadership quality

2010

RankRating(100)

1 1 1 Vael’s Billabong High-Kangaroo Kids,Neelankarai 80

4 4 2 Bambino Kindergarten & Primary School,Raja Annamalai Puram 75

2 2 3 Vruksha, Alwarpet 74NR 12 4 VVM-Little Millennium, Anna Nagar 733 3 5 Bamboola, Raja Annamalai Puram 675 5 5 EuroKids, Anna Nagar 67

NR NR 6 Srishti Montessori School, Nungambakkam 66NR NR 7 Arise ‘n’ Shine, Anna Nagar 65NR NR 7 T.I.M.E. Kids, Anna Nagar 65NR NR 8 Little Cubs, Alwarpet 64NR NR 8 SEED, Adyar 648 8 9 Little Angels, T. Nagar 63

NR NR 9 Amelio Play School, Shollinganallur 63NR NR 9 SEED, Anna Nagar 637 10 10 Vanilla Play School, R.A. Puram 62

NR NR 10 Alphabet Play School, Alwarpet 626 6 11 Kidzee, Anna Nagar 61

NR 10 11 Learning Tree, Adyar 61NR NR 11 Kangaroo Kids, Velachery 61NR NR 12 Enchanting Elves, Kilpauk 60

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COVER STORYEW Chennai Preschool Rankings 2012

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