Growing Steps Porur playschool & daycare
Mount Poonamallee Road, near Ramachandra Hospital, Porur, Chennai 600116. Tiny Toes to Junior Wonder, open 9:00 am – 1:30 pm Monday to Saturday.
Programs at Porur
Age bands running at the Porur centre this session.
Two hours of sensory play, rhymes and settling-in with a parent buddy for the first week.
Theme weeks, messy play, early phonics and the first taste of circle time.
Pre-writing, number sense, show-and-tell and our reading nook routine.
School-readiness block: writing stamina, listening games and big-school confidence.
Not sure which band fits? The programs page has the age calculator, and our method explains how a week is planned.
A day at this centre
Same rhythm at every Growing Steps centre, adjusted for the local timings.
Fees at Porur
Indicative bands for this centre — the centre head shares the exact break-up with concessions.
Full policy and the fee calculator live on the admissions page.
Dhanya Krishnan leads the Porur didi team. Every didi here is police-verified, first-aid trained and completes our 120-hour early-years programme before she is alone with a group. Read the didi stories.
- CCTV in every classroom with parent viewing hours — see safety.
- Nutritionist-planned snacks cooked fresh — see health & nutrition.
- Escorted van routes around Porur — see van transport.
- Daily photos and notes on the parent app.
Enquire about Growing Steps Porur
The centre head calls back within one working day — no call centre, no login needed.
Finding us
Mount Poonamallee Road, near Ramachandra Hospital
Porur, Chennai 600116
044 4855 3489Open in Google Maps ↗
Porur FAQs
Questions parents in Porur ask us most.
What are the timings at Growing Steps Porur?
Our Porur centre runs 9:00 am – 1:30 pm, Monday to Saturday. Saturdays are shorter workshop mornings.
Which programs does the Porur centre offer?
Tiny Toes to Junior Wonder. Nest daycare is not offered here — the nearest Nest centre is listed on the city page.
Can we visit before we decide?
Yes. Open house runs every Saturday, 10 am–12 pm, with no booking needed. You can also send the enquiry form on this page and the centre head will call you back with a weekday slot.
How many children per didi?
We cap the ratio at 1 didi for every 8 children in playgroup and 1 for every 10 in nursery and above, with a floating helper didi in each classroom.
Is there van transport from around Porur?
Van routes cover most pockets within about 5 km of the Porur centre, with a didi escort on every trip and live tracking on the parent app. Share your address on the enquiry form and we will confirm the nearest stop.
What is the fee structure?
Fees are charged term-wise with a one-time admission fee. The table on this page shows the current bands for this centre; the centre head will share the exact break-up along with sibling and annual-payment concessions.
Other Growing Steps centres in Chennai
10 centres across Chennai.
99 playschools and daycares across six cities, run by didis who know every child by name.