9:30 - 10:30 AM:
Registration followed by tea
10:30 - 10:45 AM:
Inauguration and lamp lighting
10:45 - 10:50 AM:
Introduction by Dilip Thakore, Editor & Publisher, EducationWorld
10:50 - 11:00 AM:
‘Keynote Address - 'The Transformative Impact of Early Childhood
Education: Universalising Access and the Role of the Private Sector
in Driving Equitable Development' by Siddhant Sachdeva,
Co-founder Rocket Learning, GLG Fellow and Member, Early
Childhood Development Action Network (Unesco)
11:00 - 11:15 AM:
EW India Preschool Rankings 2024-25 Awards Part 1 (Hyderabad)
11:15 - 11:30 AM:
Expert Talk. 'Learning & localizing best global ECCE practices’ by
Dr. Swati Popat Vats, President, Early Childhood Association and
Association for Primary Education and Research
11:30 - 12:00 PM:
EW India Preschool Rankings 2024-25 Awards Part 2
Kolkata
Bengaluru
Bhubaneswar
Bhopal
12:00 - 12:10 AM:
Adapting to NEP 2020 : Together We Can’ by Henal Mehta,
Publishing Head – PrePrimary, Navneet Education Limited
12:10 - 12:30 PM:
EW India Preschool Rankings 2024-25 Awards Part 3
Chennai
Ahmedabad
Vadodara
12:30 - 1:00 PM:
EW India Preschool Grand Jury Rankings 2024-25 Awards Part 1 : (Campus
Design Excellence, Innovative Pedagogy, Health, Nutrition And Safety, Learning Assessment Leader)
1:00 - 2:00 PM:
Lunch
2:00 - 2:15 PM:
Case study. 'Building the Preschool of the Future’ by Dr. Arunabh Singh,
Co-Founder, Healthy Planet Schools, Director, Nehru World School, India
2:15 - 3:00 PM:
EW India Preschool Rankings 2024-25 Awards Part 4 Nationals
India
Top 10
Delhi
Gurugram
Noida
Ghaziabad
Chandigarh
Jaipur
Indore
Other cities (Agra, Amritsar, Ankleshwar, Baikunthpur, Bhavnagar, Bhilai, Baruipara, Churu,
Coimbatore, Gahunje, Greater Noida, Guna, Gwalior, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ludhiana,
Morena, Nagpur, Nalagarh, Nashik, Panchkul,Raipur, Rajkot, Salem, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram,
Udaipur, Valsad)
3:00 - 3:15 PM:
Expert Talk. 'Emotional Intelligence in Early Childhood Education:
Strategies for Fostering Empathy and Social Skills' by Lina Ashar, Founder, Dreamtime Learning
3:15 - 3:30 PM:
EW India Preschool Grand Jury Rankings 2024-25 Awards Part 2 :
(Future-ready Preschools, Outstanding Leadership)
3:30 - 4:30 PM:
Panel discussion: 'CARE: Building Holistic, Accountable, and
Innovative Foundations in Early Childhood Education'
• Championing holistic development: Meeting parental expectations
- Swati Sarwagi, Director, Swarnim International School, Kolkata
• Teacher education reform: Actioning innovative strategies to build
a cadre of high-quality teachers - Amrita Burman, Director
Sunbeam Group of Educational Institutions, Varanasi
• Play meets progress: Reimagining nature-based learning in a
digital age - Kauser Sayeed, Founder - Director
Learn2Lead Services, Hyderabad
• Advocating excellence: Engaging policymakers and influencers
to strengthen ECE - Swathi Kantamani, Head CSR
Natco Pharma, Hyderabad
4:30 - 4:45 PM:
EW India Preschool Grand Jury Rankings 2024-25 Awards Part 3 : (Social &
Emotional Learning, Nature-friendly Preschools)
4:45 - 4:55 PM:
'Music is Fun' by Furtados School of Music
4:55 - 5:40 PM:
EW India Preschool Rankings 2024-25 Awards Part 5
Mumbai
Thane
Navi Mumbai
Pune
5:40 - 6:25 PM:
EW India Preschool Grand Jury Rankings 2024-25 Awards Part 4 : (Design
Thinking Leaders, Teacher-Parent-Student Engagement, Best Technology Integration, India’s Most
Respected Early Childhood Education Brand)
6:25 - 6:30 PM:
Vote of Thanks
