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EARLY YEARS · NURSERY

Nursery class: age, syllabus and the day

What a Nursery year covers — language, numbers, the senses and independence — and how Mayo teaches it through play.

IN SHORT

Nursery (Pre-Nursery, Playgroup, Pre-KG or Pre-school in some schools) is for children who are 3 to under 4 on 31 March of the year the session starts. The year builds listening and speaking, early sounds and numbers, fine-motor control and independence — through play, not workbooks. At Mayo International School in Patparganj, East Delhi, it follows Kreedo's play-based early-years programme. Nursery admission for 2027-28 is open until 15 December 2026 (60 seats this round).

Updated · Mayo International School, Patparganj, East Delhi

Age on 31 March
3 to under 4
Also called
Pre-Nursery, Playgroup, Pre-KG or Pre-school in some schools
Curriculum
Kreedo, play-based
Exams
None — observation reports
Annual fee
₹96,600
Seats this round
60

Age for Nursery

Nursery: at least 3 and under 4 years old on 31 March of the year the session starts.

For 2027-28: born 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. For 2028-29: born 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

Schools use different names for the same year: Pre-Nursery, Playgroup, Pre-KG or Pre-school in some schools.

Language

  • Listening to stories and rhymes, and joining in
  • Speaking in short sentences and saying what they need
  • Hearing the first sounds of words
  • Holding books and turning pages

Numbers and thinking

  • Counting objects up to 10
  • Colours, shapes and sizes
  • Sorting, matching and simple patterns
  • Big and small, more and less

Hands and body

  • Pre-writing strokes: lines, curves and circles with crayons
  • Clay, tearing, pasting and threading beads
  • Running, climbing, balancing and dancing

Independence

  • Eating, washing hands and the toilet with a little help
  • Sharing, waiting a turn and playing alongside others
  • Being away from parents for a few hours

Nursery at Mayo

CBSE does not prescribe a fixed pre-primary syllabus; schools plan the early years with NCERT's National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage (2022). Mayo uses Kreedo's programme for it.

  • Kreedo's play-based early-years programme: learning through toys, games and hands-on activity
  • A dedicated Play Room with age-appropriate toys, interactive zones, and motor-skill and social play
  • Tata Edge smart classrooms alongside play-based learning
  • Abacus included at no extra cost
  • Excursions and field trips through the year
  • No formal examinations: termly observation reports and reading levels instead
  • A settling-in week at the start: staggered 90-minute days, with a parent allowed in the room for the first three days
  • Toy library week

Safety for young children

The school runs its own buses, with female helpers, GPS tracking, dashcams and emergency contact support at all times.

  • 128 CCTV cameras across the campus with round-the-clock monitoring
  • Female attendants, and separate washrooms for boys and girls
  • Visitor I-cards and restricted entry for outsiders
  • An on-campus medical room and regular student health check-ups

Fees

Plus a one-time admission fee of ₹25,000.

School bus: ₹2,100 – 3,000/mo.

NURSERY – UKG₹96,600 a year (₹18,300 per quarter)

After this year

After Nursery, children move to LKG. The focus shifts from sounds and play to letter sounds, writing their name and numbers to 20 — still through activity.

Questions parents ask

What is the age for Nursery?

Nursery: at least 3 and under 4 years old on 31 March of the year the session starts.

What is taught in Nursery?

Language: listening to stories and rhymes, and joining in; speaking in short sentences and saying what they need. Numbers and thinking: counting objects up to 10; colours, shapes and sizes. Hands and body: pre-writing strokes: lines, curves and circles with crayons; clay, tearing, pasting and threading beads. Independence: eating, washing hands and the toilet with a little help; sharing, waiting a turn and playing alongside others.

Is Nursery the same as Pre-Nursery?

Yes — schools use different names for the same year. At Mayo it is called Nursery, for children 3 to under 4 on 31 March.

Are there exams in Nursery?

Not at Mayo. Children are assessed by observation, with termly observation reports and reading levels.

What is the Nursery fee at Mayo?

₹96,600 a year (₹18,300 per quarter), plus a one-time admission fee of ₹25,000.

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Sources

Rules change each year: check the official notice for your year. Mayo's own figures come from the school's records.

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