Ms. Aparna Mehta

Aparna is the co-founder and director at Mont Ivy Preschools – a pure-Montessori based preschool devoted to excellence in preschool education. An AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) certified Montessorian, Aparna has over twelve years of experience in early child care and education. She has taught at renowned preschools, both Montessori and non-Montessori based.

With education close to her heart, Aparna has been associated with NGOs such as Udayan and Khushi and worked on issues like education of the girl-child and underprivileged children. She has also volunteered at foster homes to promote literacy and basic life-skills.

Aparna completed her Montessori certification from Sir Ratan Tata Institute (RTI), Mumbai under Ms. Zarin Malwa and is an honours graduate from the prestigious Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), New Delhi. Aparna is a Life Member of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), Netherlands.

My views about Early Childhood in India

Early childhood is the most critical phase in an individual’s development journey with probably the steepest learning curve. India has no dearth of talent that can perform at global level. However, as a country, we need to provide the right environment and training to the children. I believe Montessori is one of the most effective philosophies and methodologies that can do that.