EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare is a developmental-psychology-led preschool in Baner, Pune, founded in 2024 by child development specialists, architects and educators. It operates on five non-negotiables: developmental expertise, fresh organic meals, zero screens, play-based pedagogy and radical fee transparency. The school serves children aged 2 to 12 on Baner Road, Pune 411045.
We are a revolutionary new school that redefines the future of education for children. Our child-centric approach combines innovative teaching methods, social-emotional skill development, and immersive experiential learning to nurture well-rounded, happy, and dynamic young minds.
At our school, education is not just about academics – it’s about shaping generations of curious, confident, and capable individuals who are ready to leap high and unlock their full potential.
With a focus on holistic growth, we empower our students through play-based learning, strengthening their roots while equipping them with the skills to thrive in the 21st century.
What Was Missing in Early Childhood Education in Pune
In 2024, Baner had no shortage of preschools. It had a shortage of preschools built on a genuine foundation of developmental expertise.
What our founders observed across early childhood education in Pune was consistent: passionate teachers, decent facilities and well-meaning curriculum frameworks – without the specialised knowledge of how child development actually works underneath all of it.
The result was children pushed through standardised programmes at standardised paces, with standardised assessments measuring standardised milestones. Every child treated as the same child.
EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare was not designed around what is convenient for an institution. It was designed around what the science of child development actually tells us children need.
That meant making decisions that cost more, take more time and require more skill:
These are not marketing promises. They are the operational consequences of taking developmental science seriously.
If we want to change society we must change the way we teach our youngest, and the way we are teaching our teachers.
EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare was built by a founding team with direct, professional expertise in the fields that matter most for early childhood education. This is not a team of generalists who love children. It is a team of specialists who have spent their careers studying and practising child development.
The programme at EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare is not informed by a developmental psychology consultant who visits occasionally. Developmental expertise is integrated into daily operations – into every activity plan, every transition routine and every parent communication. The founding team includes professionals with specialised backgrounds in child development who work within the programme, not above it.
Most preschool buildings in Baner and across Pune are standard commercial spaces adapted for children. EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare is different. The physical environment was designed from the start with a child’s developmental needs as the primary brief – sightlines, scale, materials, outdoor space and sensory design were all shaped by what developmental science says about how environments affect learning and wellbeing.
Every educator at EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare is chosen and trained around a commitment to evidence-based practice. That means teaching and guiding decisions grounded in what research confirms about early childhood learning – not tradition, not institutional habit and not what is easiest to deliver.
CO – FOUNDER
Smita is a passionate educator and a visionary architect with a Master’s degree in Environmental Architecture. She brings over 10 years of experience in academics and teaching to her role as founder of EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare.
Driven by her belief that the learning environment plays a crucial role in child development, Smita has created a truly unique space. Her innovative architectural design fosters exploration, creativity, and growth through sensory play and both indoor and outdoor activities. Smita’s vision combines her expertise in architecture and education to provide a nurturing and inspiring space where children can thrive.
CO – FOUNDER
A counseling psychologist with 9 years of experience in Canada brings her expertise to EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare, shaping a nurturing environment for holistic child development.
Her approach focuses on individualized attention, early intervention, and parent education & guidance, ensuring every child receives personalized support. By fostering communication skills, self-esteem, and problem-solving abilities, she empowers both children and parents, setting Eidos Kids apart with a strong focus on psychological well-being and parent-teacher collaboration.
Together, they have founded EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare with a unique vision: to create a “third space” where children learn and grow naturally. A space where:
Physical spaces support psychological needs: The environment isn’t just beautiful, it’s designed with a purpose, fostering curiosity, confidence, and a love of learning.
Curriculum is developmentally sound: Activities are designed to stimulate cognitive, social, and emotional growth, with a focus on play-based learning.
Individual needs are met: The child psychologist’s expertise allows for personalized attention and support, ensuring each child thrives.
With an architect and a child psychologist as founders, EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare offers a truly holistic approach to early childhood development.
Beyond safety and fun, they prioritizes creating an environment that acts as a teacher itself. Their Customised curriculum emphasizes confidence-building, problem-solving, and well-rounded development, incorporating farming practices and values often overlooked in modern education.
Every detail, from the toys to the wall colors, is thoughtfully chosen with the child’s best interests in mind. Recognizing the crucial role of parents, they emphasize more on educating the parent than to a Kid! This unique partnership creates a truly nurturing and enriching experience for every child.
Every preschool in Pune has values it talks about. These are the five things EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare will never compromise on – not because they make good marketing, but because they are the operational requirements of doing this properly.
Developmental Expertise Integrated Into Daily Operations
At EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare, developmental expertise is not outsourced. It is not a programme feature or a special service. It is the foundation of how the school functions every single day. Every activity, every space, every team interaction is shaped by a practised understanding of how children develop across cognitive, social, emotional and physical domains.
Freshly Prepared Indian Meals Every Day – Zero Processed Food
Between ages 2 and 6, a child’s brain makes over one million neural connections per second. That process requires specific nutrients – omega-3 fatty acids, iron, zinc, B vitamins and quality protein. Packaged snacks and reheated convenience food do not provide them consistently. So EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare prepares every meal fresh in its own kitchen from quality ingredients. This costs more. The school is fine with that.
Zero Screens – No Tablets, No Apps, No Exceptions
No tablets. No ‘educational’ apps. No television during transitions. Children at EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare engage with physical materials, real people and authentic experiences. This is not a stance against technology. It is a stance for the kind of unmediated, hands-on interaction that a developing brain requires during the early years. Screen time in the first six years has documented effects on attention, language development and sleep – effects that compound over time.
Play-Based Pedagogy That Makes Learning Inevitable
EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare designs environments where learning happens through investigation, not instruction. This approach is harder to deliver than direct teaching. It requires skilled observation, carefully designed materials and educators who know when to step in and when to step back. It is also what the research consistently confirms: play is the primary mechanism through which young children’s brains build the cognitive and social structures they need for life.
Radical Transparency on Fees and Communication
EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare operates on a single all-inclusive fee that covers all books, learning materials, school uniforms, organic meals and snacks, all activities and field trips, developmental tracking and parent insights, and parent workshops and family events. There are no hidden charges. No mid-year requests. No surprise costs. Daily updates keep parents informed about their actual child – not generic milestone updates. You are a partner in your child’s development, not a customer to be managed.
Our mission is to provide an enriching educational experience that prioritizes the individual needs of each child. By blending international principles with our tailored curriculum, we focus on holistic development through engaging activities that promote gross and fine motor skills while eliminating screen time. We believe in planting the seeds of sustainability by introducing children to farming concepts early in their development. Our team of passionate founders – experienced educator, psychologist, architects, and entrepreneurs – works collaboratively to create an inspiring space where children can explore, learn, and grow.
The people at EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare are not supervisors overseeing children. They are specialists who study each child’s individual developmental profile and shape everything around what they find.
Our Faculty’s Expertise Across Child Development, Psychology and Family Support
EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare faculty brings professional backgrounds across child development, psychology, early childhood education and family support. They share one operational principle: understanding comes before instruction.
Full credentials and team backgrounds are shared with families during campus visits. We do not reduce our team to a grid of headshots and one-line bios. We invite you to come, ask hard questions and see the work firsthand.
What Parents Tell Us About the Team
“I finally understand what my child needs – not just what a curriculum says they should be doing.”
“They spotted something we were concerned about, addressed it early, and it made all the difference.”
“The insights we receive are not generic milestone checklists. They are about our actual child.”
The location of EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare on the main Baner road was a deliberate decision, not a real-estate convenience. Working families in Baner, Wakad, Aundh and the Hinjewadi IT corridor face a consistent problem: school ends at 1 PM and the workday does not end until 7 PM.
Proximity to Hinjewadi, Wakad, Aundh and Pimpri-Chinchwad: Accessible for Working Families
EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare is positioned to serve families across Baner, Balewadi, Aundh, Pashan, Sus Road, Wakad, Pimple Saudagar and the Hinjewadi technology corridor. Families from Pimpri-Chinchwad also regularly access the school via the Baner link road. The main road location means school buses, autos and private vehicles can all reach EidosKids without navigating internal society roads or congested lanes.
Main Road Location That Solves the Working Parent’s After-School Logistics Problem
EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare staff meet children at the bus stop or auto point on the main Baner road at school dismissal time. Children are walked safely to the facility – two minutes away. They receive a change of clothes, a fresh organic lunch, supervised rest if needed, homework support and genuine enrichment activities until the parent’s workday ends.
This is not babysitting. It is a structured developmental environment that continues from morning admission through to evening pickup – with the same standards, the same nutrition and the same no-screen policy throughout.
A: EidosKids PreSchool & DayCare was founded in 2024 by a team of child development specialists, architects and educators based in Pune. The founding team came together around a shared observation: early childhood education in Pune had enthusiasm and facilities but was missing deep expertise in how children actually develop. EidosKids was built specifically to address that gap, with developmental psychology integrated into every aspect of the programme from day one.
A: It means that every decision at EidosKids – from activity design to meal preparation to how educators communicate with parents – is shaped by a practised understanding of child development across cognitive, social, emotional and physical domains. Developmental expertise is not a consulting service that visits occasionally. It is the operational foundation of how the school runs daily. Each child is tracked individually and all activities are shaped around that child’s unique developmental profile, not around a standard curriculum clock.
A: Yes. EidosKids is located on the main Baner road, making it easily accessible from Wakad, Aundh, Balewadi, Pashan, Sus Road, Pimple Saudagar, Hinjewadi and the Pimpri-Chinchwad area via the Baner link road. The school’s after-school care programme and main-road safe-pickup service are used regularly by families from these areas, particularly by parents working in the Hinjewadi IT corridor who need flexible pickup hours.
A: EidosKids operates a complete no-screen policy – no tablets, no educational apps and no television – because the developmental science on screen time in early childhood is clear: unmediated, hands-on interaction with physical materials and real people is what builds the cognitive, social and language structures a young brain needs. The policy applies throughout the day, including during transitions and meal times. It is an operational requirement, not a preference, and it does not have exceptions.
A: Three differences set EidosKids apart from most preschools in Baner and Pune. First, developmental expertise is integrated into daily operations – not outsourced or occasional. Second, every meal is freshly prepared in EidosKids’ own kitchen with zero processed food, by policy. Third, the school operates on a single all-inclusive fee with no hidden charges, no mid-year requests and complete transparency on what is and is not covered. These are operational commitments with daily consequences, not marketing statements.
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