Our Commitment to Excellence

We are dedicated to providing you and your child/children with high quality care and education. We are equipped with Early Childhood Education qualifications and participate in ongoing training to further develop our skills and knowledge.
We follow the latest teaching methodology (the playway-through play-activity based learning) and carefully chosen material to enhance the learning experience.
We ensure the highest security for the learners and a stress free environment.

Developmental Learning Program
The playway offers a wide range of developmentally appropriate programs for children. We aim to provide a total learning environment where children are free to observe, question, experiment and explore. It is important for children to experience being wet, dirty, noisy and messy. Children should learn independence by knowing where to find things and being able to get things for themselves. They should learn to respect themselves, and respect the needs and feelings of others. They should feel that they are an important part of the group.
By experimenting children can come to their own conclusions. Even if the conclusion is not correct, the process by which they have come to the answer has inestimable value to their future education. A child who has learnt to solve his own problems with peers or others, whether social, emotional, physical or cognitive is on the way to becoming a functioning human being. This is the goal of good education.
Our programs are evaluated on a short and long term basis. Our philosophy and policies have a strong influence on our programs and have been developed in conjunction with parents/educationists and with my own experience being with children and the international exposure I have gained.
An understanding of global cultures is an important part of the daily program. Pictures, puzzles, manipulative equipment, books, dolls, dress up clothes, decorations, music and friends are incorporated to develop an awareness of the variety of cultures which exist in our society.

Our Philosophy

•We shall provide the children with a warm, friendly and inviting atmosphere where they will feel secure and be happy in their new environment.

•We shall provide caring teachers who show genuine love and concern for the children in their care.

•The environment will cater for the needs of all children and encourage the healthy development of physical, emotional, intellectual and social skills.

•We shall provide safe and well-supervised learning areas.

•We shall respect the rights and opinions of parents and the community and encourage parent participation and a broad interest in the community.

•Throughout the day children will be exposed to small group, whole group and individual learning experiences, which will be developed from the needs and interests of each child.

•We shall provide opportunities for the children to explore language, music and movement, science and the arts, to help them make sense of their world.

•All children will be given adequate time for meals, rest and relaxation because above all the young children need to grow both physically and mentally.

•We shall encourage children to value and respect each other’s differences while promoting the development of a positive self-esteem.

•We shall create a learning environment, which will encourage children to interact, take on roles and develop relationships with others through play.

•We shall encourage children to be respectful, sensitive and thoughtful towards their natural environment.

A Truly Child Centered Nursery School

As a truly child centered nursery school, our play areas are designed to focus on each child’s individual needs, and are well equipped and age appropriate.
Our main aim is to give your child a stress-free, safe, comfortable and a stimulating atmosphere where learning takes place naturally.
We follow a structured schedule, but activities are time negotiable to best entertain a child’s needs. You will be informed of the activities lined up for the month through a news letter. Also the yearly plan is designed and posted for the interested parents to go through.
We plan the day with different play stations for the children to choose from, encouraging the children to explore the available play opportunities and be independent learners.
The children who come under our care will be developed as persons who are critical thinkers and caring world citizens with a high degree of self esteem and creativity.
Medium of communication is mainly English but would encourage to converse with each other in their mother tongue whenever the child has the need.
We have a thematic approach thus the activities lined up are in cooperated with the ongoing theme. The current theme is “Who am I?” The children are encouraged to inquire about themselves. (Why they are alike and different!!)
Our vision is to promote children’s natural curiosity and understanding about their surroundings.
We ensure well equipped learning stations with highly motivated and qualified teachers promoting child centered education at the playway nursery.

It is necessary to create an understanding between parents and children, parents and teachers and teachers and children, as the ultimate foundation for learning is the partnerships and connections children make in early childhood. The home and nursery need to have a strong connection. Your co-operation in this regard is integral.
Our program consists of various learning experiences, which will help to develop children psychologically, emotionally, physically and cognitively.
We divide our mornings for discussions, (circle time), Free painting and various types of art and craft sessions (for creativity), Introduction to manipulative toys, Threading, (for eye-hand coordination), Action songs, Rhymes and Music, Constructive Play, Imaginary Play, Sand and Water Play (pre mathematical skills, language and social skills are developed in these areas), Outdoor Play for gross motor skills, social and emotional development.
At the quiet area: Story time plays a vital part at our nursery, where children spend time looking at age appropriate books and listening to stories read aloud.
Listening to stories at the earliest age give the children the opportunity for imagination and character build up. Lots of discussions, estimations, predictions take place before and after each successful story cultivating confidence in little children and a love for literature at a very early stage.
At the home corner: Role Play is strongly recommended for Early Childhood Learners for social, emotional and language development.
At the messy meda-midula: As an integral part of our program we let our children have a messy play experience with a lot of encouragement to be messy and have fun at the same time. Here we introduce them to play dough, clay, dry & wet sand, corn flour mixtures and different types of grains.
We believe: As we believe the environment makes a great deal of teaching material for the early learner we choose to work closely with the environment in teaching be it number, language, art and craft or motor skills at our nursery school. (We make use of re-usable and recyclable material as we care for the environment.)
We encourage children to bring in healthy snacks for their snack time. We introduce the fruit break twice a week making sure everyone brings a fruit for their snack.
After snack it will be outdoor play, where children will be supervised by the teachers closely and carefully.

Neelika Edirisinghe,
Director, the playway

Important News for Under-Fives!!!

The Russian Centre in Colombo has focused on Early Childhood education as their latest addition to the range of educational activities offered at the centre.
The playway nursery, truly a child centered, activity based, English medium preschool with the latest methodology on Early Childhood Education is now open for ADMISSIONS daily from 8.30 am - 12 noon at the Russian centre in Colombo.
The nursery is directed by a professional with a high degree of commitment and international exposure and is ready to cater to the high demand of quality Early Childhood Education in Sri Lanka.
The play areas are equipped with the highest quality materials and are air conditioned. The spacious, safe, caring and love filled environment is just what young children need to acquire their learning skills during their best years, the early childhood.