"The first five years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn-out" - Bill Gates. It is a universally known fact that the first five years of childhood are the most formative, and incredible learning & cognitive development occurs during this period. Accordingly, a child-centric approach to early childhood development is imperative to a quality preschool program. This has been the core belief at Little Elly preschool since its inception in 2004. Cherished philosophers, leaders and influential thinkers like Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Gijubhai Badheka and Tarabai Modak were amongst the first in India to realize the importance of early childhood care & education. While Tagore and Gandhi believed that children have a natural instinct to learn and they should be allowed to learn on their own from their natural surroundings, it was Modak, a pioneer in pre-school education in India, who created the 'Anganwadi' (a courtyard or open school) format for early education.