Oi Play School

Being on Trivandrum Road means there is always traffic going by. We are at No 10/1 in Palayamkottai. It’s an old part of Tirunelveli. Our school is tucked in there. It’s a place for the little ones to get out of the house. We have a few rooms and a small area for them to move around. It's not a huge campus. We just keep it clean and ready for the morning rush. The kids arrive around nine usually. Some are happy, some are crying for their moms. We handle it all. It’s been our daily life for a good while. We have basic furniture, nothing too expensive. Kids break things anyway. We just replace what’s needed. The staff here are mostly local women. We know the families. At Oi Play School, we don't use big words. We just talk to the kids and teach them what they need to know before they go to big school. It’s about being a safe spot for them. Sometimes the rains make the road messy, but we manage. We keep a stash of extra clothes for accidents. Life here is busy but it has a good rhythm. We don't try to be anything we aren't. It's a local play school for local people. Most of our toys were donated or bought second-hand, but the kids don't care about that. They just want to play together.