R2I-Returned to Bangalore

This topic is primarily for folks who are interested in pre-schools in Bangalore and who have emailed me for information.

There are lots and lots of pre-schools in all areas of Bangalore. And, there are also lots of pre-schools that are new and have modern, read western, methods of teaching young kids the basics. Typically these newer pre-schools have lots of learning equipments in the classrooms. And the ratio of the teacher to the students is very good. The modern/western, friendlier pre-schools are also the more expensive ones.

Some of the pre-school chains that I am familiar with and those that have branches in Bangalore are listed below:
Please Note: The numbering has nothing to do with their ranking. I am just listing the ones that I have heard of.

1. Eurokids - Eurokids has about 23 branches in Bangalore and is conveniently located in many neighborhoods. See my earlier posts about Eurokids - “Eurokids - A review” and “Eurokids - A Franchisee Operation“.
2. Kidzee - One of my friends sent her daughter here for nursery and was pretty happy with the school. Kidzee has about 16 branches all over Bangalore.
3. Neev - I first heard of Neev from Silkboard, when he mentioned it in the comments here. Since then, I have also met parents who send their kids to Neev, and they have only good things to say about the school. In my review of Eurokids, the couple of things I said I was not really happy about were the very few hours at school everyday and the number of closed days in a year. Neev is good on both of these counts. They have longer hours and are open on most holidays. This school, however, only has 2 branches. One in Whitefield and the other in Indiranagar. [ On Zeeksha ]
4. Kara - I personally do not know kids that go to a Kara school. But, from the little I have heard, it sounds good. They have 3 branches. One in HSR layout, another in RMV 2nd stage and a third one in Jaymahal Extension. [ On Zeeksha ]

Apart from these chains, there are some good preschools that I have heard of. Each of the following seems/sounds very good.

1. Gaia - Comes with very high recommendation from parents who send their kids here. So, I am guessing it is really good. I have known some U.S-returned parents who cannot stop talking about this school. I have not visited the school, and so wouldn’t know much personally. The school is in RT Nagar. [ On Zeeksha ]
   
2. Buddhi - I have been to the campus and it looked pretty good. The school is not restricted to pre-school. The campus is in RMV 2nd Stage. You can learn more about the school and it’s programs on the website. [ On Zeeksha ]
   
3. Prayag Montessori - I know nothing about this school. However, when I searched online for pre-schools in Bangalore, I came across this school’s website, and it seems to be a true Montessori. It is in Padmanabhanagar.
4. Podar-Jumbo kids: Have seen their ads. That’s about it.

Updated [January ‘09]: Here are a few that were suggested by the readers. Adding them here for completeness

• Kangaroo Kids
• Suggested by Ravi Shankar: Prime Years, Jeevan Bhima Nagar, LIC Colony, 6th Main, 11th Cross, Opp. to Bala Murugan Temple [ Contact - Mrs Mary David at 99869 48341]
• Anonymous suggested: Sukerthi Montessori, Banaswadi (East Bangalore)

Most of the schools that I have already listed here also have pre-schools. If you know of some other good pre-schools, please let me know and I will include them here.

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