Growing Steps Velachery playschool & daycare
100 Feet Bypass Road, near Grand Mall, Velachery, Chennai 600042. All programs + Nest, open 8:00 am – 7:00 pm Monday to Saturday.
Programs at Velachery
Age bands running at the Velachery 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.
Extended day care with nap, hot lunch, homework help and a 7 pm pickup window.
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 Velachery
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.
Kavya Subramanian leads the Velachery 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 Velachery — see van transport.
- Daily photos and notes on the parent app.
Enquire about Growing Steps Velachery
The centre head calls back within one working day — no call centre, no login needed.
Finding us
100 Feet Bypass Road, near Grand Mall
Velachery, Chennai 600042
044 4855 3368Open in Google Maps ↗
Velachery FAQs
Questions parents in Velachery ask us most.
What are the timings at Growing Steps Velachery?
Our Velachery centre runs 8:00 am – 7:00 pm, Monday to Saturday. Nest daycare families can pick up any time till 7 pm.
Which programs does the Velachery centre offer?
All programs + Nest. That includes full-day Nest daycare alongside the morning playschool blocks.
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 Velachery?
Van routes cover most pockets within about 5 km of the Velachery 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.