Dr. Swati Popat Vats
President
Early Childhood Association | eca-aper.org
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Early Childhood Association (ECA) works for quality care and education of our youngest citizens (0 to 6 years). Dr. Vats is the President of ECA and also of Podar Education Network. She leads over 290 preschools and Daycares. She is also the National representative for the World Forum Foundation. She has authored many books for parents and children and is a strong advocate of nature-based learning in the early years and promotes brain research-based teaching and parenting in her workshops across the globe.

“This is one of the best days I have spend in my life ever. I think Saad has created, what I like to call an ‘Early Childhood Spa’ for children. This school is a tribute to Maria Montessori. This is an amazing learning place for children, parents, teachers, leaders. Governments from the world must visit this school and I say this with utmost seriousness. Every inch of this school is designed keeping in mind children, their childhood and exploration. This is one of the best places in the world which upholds early childhood education and puts it in a completely different place. Congratulations to Saad and his team for creating this space. Congratulations to this beautiful tribute to childhood!”