Preschool Fees in India 2026: What Parents Pay and What Drives the Cost

Two preschools on the same road can quote very different fees. The gap is usually the hours, the number of teachers in the room, and whether meals and daycare are inside the number or added later.

What actually moves the fee

• The city and the neighbourhood. Rent is the largest cost in a centre.
• Half day or full day, and whether daycare after school is a separate bill.
• Teacher ratios. Fewer children per adult costs more, and it is the thing you can see on a visit.
• What is included: meals, materials, and the annual-day and sports-day costs.

Ask for the full-year figure, not the monthly headline. Admissions for the coming year, and the documents a centre will ask for, are on the admissions page.