The KingLead China International Kindergarten Brand Value Top 100 comprises five core indicators: infrastructure, faculty, social influence, sustainable operations, and industry influence. The following is the evaluation system for this ranking:

· Hardware and Software Investment
· Physical Space

· Internationalized Faculty
· Faculty Professionalization

· Parents' Satisfaction
· Industry Evaluation

· Team Stability
· Financial Competitiveness
· Student Enrollment

· Brand History
· Brand Investment
· Brand Communication
· Educational Philosophy
· Characteristics of the Kindergarten
· Kindergarten Culture

Based on the rankings, the KingLead 2026 China International Kindergarten Brand Value Top 100 also provides a rating for the brand value of international kindergartens.
Specifically, rankings 1–30 correspond to a "5A" rating, rankings 31–60 correspond to a "4A" rating, and rankings 61–100 correspond to a "3A" rating.
The KingLead 2026 China International Kindergarten Brand Value Top 100 is produced and published by KingLead Research, which holds the copyright and all related rights and interests, and reserves the sole right of interpretation of this ranking.