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Junior KG in South Mumbai

Junior KG in South Mumbai: admission, age and what the year holds.

Junior KG at NAS is for children of about 3.5 to 4.5 years, the year many Mumbai families call LKG. At this age children hold an idea longer, explain more, collaborate and represent their thinking through drawings, stories, structures, patterns and questions.

Stage 4 of 5 · Junior KG
3.5–4.5 years Also called LKG Early literacy Number sense Making and inquiry
Two children building a pattern from wooden shapesIllustrative image
Hands first, words close behind.
Two children rebuilding a wooden block tower togetherIllustrative image

An age band is a guide, not a gate. Where a child sits best is decided together.

Junior KG in South Mumbai

Programme Fit

What this year is designed to grow.

What Junior KG means

Junior KG means Junior Kindergarten and is commonly called LKG, or Lower Kindergarten. At NAS it is the approximately 3.5 to 4.5 years stage.

Literacy begins with meaning

Sound play, stories, conversation, drawing and meaningful marks prepare children for reading and writing without losing the joy of language.

Problem-solving stays social

Blocks, patterns, art and small-group tasks give children reasons to negotiate, explain, persist and try another way.

Junior KG at NAS

What the year looks like, day to day.

Junior KG makes thinking more visible through making, patterning, questioning, stories and collaborative play.

Children experience
  • Project-style making and drawing
  • Sorting, sequencing and pattern games
  • Sound play, story retelling and conversation
  • Collaborative block, art and movement tasks
Children learn
  • Early literacy foundations
  • Number sense and comparison
  • Fine-motor control
  • Problem-solving and collaboration
Curriculum focus
  • Pre-literacy
  • Numeracy through materials
  • Inquiry and observation
  • Creative representation
  • Social problem-solving

Parent FAQ

Your questions, before you visit.

Plain answers on where we are, which stage fits and how children learn, so your shortlist is easier.

Junior KG is designed around approximately 3.5 to 4.5 years. The school confirms age and placement fit during admission.

Children work with oral language, stories, sound awareness, retelling, drawing, fine-motor materials and meaningful early writing experiences.

Children build number sense through objects, sorting, matching, comparison, patterns, sequencing, games, measurement language and practical problem-solving.

Junior KG means Junior Kindergarten. It is commonly called LKG, or Lower Kindergarten. We use Junior KG, and the programme is designed around approximately 3.5 to 4.5 years.