Early Years · Ages 3–6

Wonder, carefully held.

The first years are slow on purpose. We give small children long stretches of unhurried time, warm adults who know them well, and rooms that invite them to look closely and try again.

Our approach

Ages 3–6, taught with care.

Our Early Years follow the child more than the clock. Mornings open with free play, then settle into short, joyful sessions of phonics, number sense and story, before the day spills back outdoors. Nothing is rushed, and nothing is wasted: a puddle, a beetle, a half-built tower are all genuine lessons.

Class sizes are deliberately small, with a lead teacher and a learning assistant in every room. We watch how each child plays, talks and tackles a problem, and we keep careful notes, so that the leap into Primary is gentle and the foundations are real.

Language & literacy

The Reading Corner

A low, light-filled nook lined with picture books and props. Daily shared reading, rhyme and a structured synthetic-phonics programme give children the sounds, vocabulary and love of story that carry every later subject. Most leave us reading their first simple books with real pleasure.

Movement & the outdoors

Outdoor play & motor skills

Half of every Early Years day is spent outside. Climbing, balancing, digging in the garden and pouring at the water table build the gross and fine motor control that handwriting and concentration depend on. The fresh Sahyadri air does the rest.

A gentle day

How a morning unfolds.

The shape of the day is steady and predictable, which is exactly what small children need. Within it, there is room to wander.