Bachpan A Play School

Bachpan A Play School is located at 26, Punjabi Bag, Phase Ii. Jalandhar is a busy place, but this pocket here is a bit more residential. We’ve been here a while now. The rooms are filled with all sorts of stuff—puzzles, posters, and little mats for the kids to sit on. It’s never really quiet here unless it’s nap time, and even then, there is usually someone whispering. The floor has some scuff marks from all the little shoes dragging across it. We spend our mornings greeting everyone at the entrance. Sometimes the kids are happy to be here and sometimes they’re just cranky because they woke up too early. We don’t do anything fancy. We just follow the schedule and try to get through the activities without too much of a mess. The lunch break is always a bit chaotic with spilled water and kids wanting to trade their snacks. Our staff is mostly local women who live nearby, so we all know each other pretty well. We talk about our own families during the breaks while we eat. It’s a very grounded kind of place. Nothing is perfect, and there’s always something that needs fixing, like a leaky tap or a loose door handle. But we show up every day and get the work done. Jalandhar City keeps moving outside, and we just do our part here in Punjabi Bag without making much of a fuss.