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Five programs, one happy childhood

Each program is built by our Curriculum Lab for exactly where your child is right now — and every single one runs on play, not pressure.

Tiny Toes · 1.5–3 Little Wings · 2–3 Bright Buds · 3–4 Junior Wonder · 4–6 Nest daycare · all ages
Toddlers painting together Circle-time hands in Counting games with a teacher

When was your little one born?

We'll point you to the right program — and when they'd move up.

Tiny Toes toddlers painting
1.5–3 years · Toddler

Tiny Toes

Hours9:00–11:00 am · Mon–Fri
Batch size10 children
Ratio1 teacher : 5 children
BringWater bottle, spare clothes
★ Bubble Fridays — pickup ends in a bubble storm
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The very first goodbye is the hardest — so Tiny Toes starts with parent-toddler sessions, and didis who specialise in cuddles and distraction. Within a couple of weeks, most toddlers walk in on their own, wave, and get busy.

A morning in Tiny Toes

9:00Hello circle — songs with actions, everyone's name gets sung
9:20Sensory tubs — dal, dough, water play (aprons on, mess encouraged)
10:00Fruit break, then free play in the soft corner
10:40Rhyme time & a picture book, ending with bubbles at pickup

What grows here

First words & rhymes Steady little legs Happy goodbyes Playing alongside friends
Didi Vandana

"My job in week one? Being boring enough that the toys win. By week three they forget to wave amma goodbye — that's our little victory."

Didi Vandana · Tiny Toes, Baner
Next step: Little Wings → around the 2nd birthday
Little Wings story circle
2–3 years · Playgroup

Little Wings

Hours9:00 am–12:00 pm · Mon–Fri
Batch size12 children
Ratio1 teacher : 5 children
BringDabba, water bottle, spare set
★ Messy Mondays — aprons on, worry off
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Two-year-olds are tiny scientists — everything gets poked, stacked and tasted. Little Wings channels that energy into guided play that quietly builds speech, sharing and independence. Potty training support included, no judgement, lots of spare clothes.

A morning in Little Wings

9:00Hello circle & weather song — today's helper gets the badge
9:30Corners — kitchen, blocks, dress-up; teachers narrate everything to build words
10:15Wash hands, fruit break, then outdoor time on the toddler track
11:00Art or music, story time, and a calm goodbye song

What grows here

Two-word sentences → chatter Taking turns Potty confidence Scribbles with intent
Didi Shabnam

"Twos don't share, and that's fine — we practise waiting with a sand timer. By March, the timer sits unused on my shelf."

Didi Shabnam · Little Wings, Andheri
Next step: Bright Buds → around the 3rd birthday
Bright Buds easel painting
3–4 years · Nursery

Bright Buds

Hours9:00 am–12:30 pm · Mon–Fri
Batch size16 children
Ratio1 teacher : 8 children
BringDabba, water bottle, one hug
★ Show-and-tell Fridays — bring one treasure
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Threes are ready for a little structure — as long as it looks like fun. Bright Buds sneaks pre-writing into clay and rangoli, early numbers into blocks and beads, and confidence into weekly show-and-tell.

A morning in Bright Buds

9:00Circle time — calendar, feelings chart, and the day's plan in pictures
9:30Big activity — clay letters, bead counting or a science tub
10:30Dabba break together, then outdoor play — trikes, slides, sandpit
11:30Story, show-and-tell (Fridays), quiet corner wind-down

What grows here

Pencil-ready fingers Counting to 20 Full-sentence stories Speaking up in a group
Didi Rekha

"Show-and-tell Friday is my favourite class of the week. A stone, a spoon, one very loved sock — every treasure gets a standing ovation."

Didi Rekha · Bright Buds, HSR
Next step: Junior Wonder → around the 4th birthday
Junior Wonder counting games
4–6 years · Jr. & Sr. KG

Junior Wonder

Hours9:00 am–1:30 pm · Mon–Fri
Batch size20 children
Ratio1 teacher : 8 children
BringDabba, water bottle, big ideas
★ Project Wednesdays — the neighbourhood museum
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The launchpad for big school. Junior Wonder covers phonics-based reading, early writing and numbers — fully mapped to NEP 2020 — plus the things report cards miss: waiting your turn, asking questions, and finishing what you start.

A morning in Junior Wonder

9:00Circle time — news of the day, phonics warm-up song
9:30Literacy block — letter sounds, blending, journal scribbles
10:30Dabba break, outdoor games with rules (the hardest curriculum of all)
11:30Numbers block, then project time — this month: our neighbourhood
12:45Library time & goodbye circle

What grows here

Reads first books Writes name & small words Numbers to 100 Big-school ready
Didi Priyanka

"Parents ask when we start 'real studies'. I show them a child measuring the corridor in footsteps — it was real all along."

Didi Priyanka · Junior Wonder, Gachibowli
Then: Class 1, big school 🎓 at 6 — confident and ready
Nest nap time
6 months–6 years · Daycare

Nest

Hours8:00 am–7:00 pm · Mon–Sat
Ratio1 : 3 infants · 1 : 5 toddlers
MealsLunch + 2 snacks, fresh-cooked
ExtrasNap rooms, hourly app updates
★ Grandparents' Tea — first Saturday, monthly
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Full-day care that follows your baby's rhythm, not ours. Every Nest child has one didi who knows their nap song, their feeding schedule and exactly which duck is the right duck. School-age children join their program in the morning and return to Nest after.

The Nest rhythm

MorningProgram hours for 1.5+ · sensory play & naps for the littlest
MiddayFresh-cooked lunch, wind-down stories, nap rooms with dim lights
AfternoonSnack, outdoor play, blocks & books — photos to your app every hour
EveningQuiet corner, evening snack, and a happy handover with the day's stories

Good to know

Flexible half-day & hourly plans Nurse on campus Sibling discount 10%
Didi Sunita

"I know eleven nap songs and which baby needs which. That's the whole syllabus here — being somebody's known person."

Didi Sunita · Nest, Powai

All five, side by side

Tiny Toes
Little Wings
Bright Buds
Junior Wonder
Nest
Age
1.5–3 yrs
2–3 yrs
3–4 yrs
4–6 yrs
6 mo–6 yrs
Hours
9–11 am
9–12
9–12:30
9–1:30
8 am–7 pm
Days
Mon–Fri
Mon–Fri
Mon–Fri
Mon–Fri
Mon–Sat
Batch size
10
12
16
20
By age group
Ratio
1:5
1:5
1:8
1:8
1:3 infants · 1:5
Meals
Fruit break
Dabba + fruit
Dabba + fruit
Dabba + fruit
Lunch + 2 snacks
Reading & writing
Rhymes & talk
Pre-writing play
Letters in clay & sand
Phonics → first books
Follows their program
The weekly special
Bubble Fridays
Messy Mondays
Show-and-tell Fri
Project Wednesdays
Grandparents' Tea

Fees vary by city — see the full fee table →

Beyond the classroom

Little extras that make life easier

Van transport

GPS-tracked vans with a trained attendant on board — watch the bus icon approach in the parent app. Select routes per centre.

After-school clubs

Music, dance and skating, 3:30–5:30 pm at select centres — open to Growing Steps children and big-school siblings up to 8.

Birthdays at school

Weekend party hosting in the play area your child already loves — games didi included, cleanup entirely our problem.

Nest for companies

Corporate tie-ups reserve Nest daycare seats for employees' children, near office hubs. HR teams, talk to us.

Not sure which program fits?

Tell us your child's age and we'll suggest the gentlest starting point — no forms, just a chat.

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