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Neeru Kukreja,
Director, The Little Kingdom Nursery School




Born in 1961 to a middle class family and raised along with two of my elder sisters, I was the most pampered child. From then till now I have made a long and an arduous journey to be a successful entrepreneur in the business arena-educating the young minds.

I take great pride in claiming my father to be my mentor and guiding spirit from the very beginning of my odyssey as a kid. My father being a Railway engineer and an intellectual in his own capacity always provided shoulders for me to lean on. He was the one who saw the sparks in my early times that would once become the fire of The Little Kingdom School.

“Being an inquisitive child, I was consistent in providing positive results both in and out of school”, My ambitions to be an entrepreneur led me to take up ‘Economic Honors’ at The Lady Shri Ram College at South Delhi. With a soulful of preparation and exhaustive focus on my career. I delivered an exceptionally bright academic performance. An insatiable appetite for knowledge came out with a Masters in Business Economics from Delhi University with a well-deserved distinction.

I was immediately absorbed by the ‘Dalmiya group of Industries’ as their ‘Finance Manager and Financial Analyst’. Introduction and development of ‘Dalmiya Holiday Resorts’ plan was my brain-child.

In 1986, I tied the knot with Mr. Rajesh Kukreja-a highly acclaimed chartered accountant in the circle. Together We traveled extensively around south-east Asia during our days, where I accidentally got the idea of opening a non-traditional form of nursery school. For a couple of years I took up to extensive research along with a hired team of professionals to investigate and master plan an alternative but more effective way of inducting knowledge into little brains.

An absolute support from my family lead to the launch of a revolutionary Nursery school at Model Town, Delhi. A fully air-conditioned establishment along with the ingenious concept of ‘no homework but all play’ saw the making of a new generation of kids. At the blink of an eye the school turned out to be parents’ delight and children’s’ heaven on earth.Side by side,I did my B.Ed and M.Ed.

The overwhelming popularity of the school provided the necessary will and motivation to launch The Little Kingdom Nursery School at Pitampura Delhi.My motto of ‘LAYING THE RIGHT FOUNDATION’ and my will to act with "Simplicity & Purity" does not stop here but continues all the same. Side by side, I completed B.Ed. and M.Ed. also.

Seeing my hard work, dedication and persistence, I was honoured with "The Pride of Country" an Award of excellence in Nursery Education by the speaker of the Legislative Assembly.Delhi state Chaudhary Prem Singhji and Finance Minister Mr. Mahinder Singh Sathi. Another Award for my diligent efforts & extra care for the little ones was bestowed on me as "Woman Of Millenium". I am also recepient of "Vidya Ratna" conferred upon my by Shri I.D Swami minister of state for home affairs."Gem of India" is recent award for Little Kingdom School& The Journey continues......