Papillon Play School

You can find us over at Plot No 4/412C in Bama Nagar 2nd Street. It’s a quiet residential part of Madurai, which is good for a play school. We’ve got this space under the Shri Lakshmanan Foundation where the little ones come to spend their mornings. It is quite a different energy compared to a regular school because the kids are so young. There is a lot of noise, mostly singing or just kids playing with toys. We have colorful walls and some mats on the floor where they sit for their activities. The staff spends most of the day making sure everyone is safe and occupied. It’s a bit of a juggle sometimes, especially when someone starts crying for their parents. We have a small outdoor area where they can get some fresh air if the sun isn’t too strong. Madurai can get incredibly hot, so we keep the kids inside for most of the peak hours. Parents usually drop them off on their way to work and pick them up around noon or early afternoon. It’s not a fancy institution with a huge lobby. It’s more like a house that’s been turned into a place for learning and play. We just keep things simple. There’s always some paint on the tables or toys that need to be put back in their bins at the end of the day. It’s a busy, messy, and very real kind of place for the neighborhood children and their families to rely on.