Wednesday 1st December 2021, Colombo: Founded on the values of Trust, Love, Care and Development – ingredients for a well-nurtured child – The IVIES, located at Battaramulla and Wattala, opens its doors to pre-school children up to 5 years of age. Launched as an innovative, premium and fully-fledged early years education provider for children between the ages of 4 months to 5 years, the facility also offers specialized after-school care from aged of 6 years to 10 years. The IVIES provides state-of-art, purpose-built childcare facilities, a diverse and thoughtful curriculum and run by passionate, highly-skilled team of professionals.
Commenting on the launch Vindya Wijesuriya – Director Operations, The IVIES said, “The first 5 years of a child are the most formative ones which need a strong foundation of mental and physical stimulation, well-being and care. Keeping this in mind, The IVIES strives to provide an affectionate, caring, nurturing, stimulating learning environment which aids molding a holistically developed child.
“More importantly, the staff at The IVIES are highly skilled and trained to closely observe children at play and use the emerging learning opportunities to enforce self-esteem, self-confidence and build empathy among children which helps them become responsible and independent learners” Vindya further added.
The IVIES is being spearheaded by industry experts with decades of experience in early child development and learning. The low child-to-teacher ratio ensures every child receives the individual attention they deserve. Educators at The IVIES are skilled and qualified in early years education, child psychology and in handling special needs children and are equipped to cater to children on a one-on-one basis. Well maintained observation records developed by The IVIES helps maintain a steady communication line with parents and builds history during a child’s stay with the facility.
Play-based learning is most effective for children from birth to 5 years. Keeping this in mind, The IVIES has developed a curriculum that encompasses the natural desire of children to learn, play and explore. Play is the foundation of learning for children as this is how they make sense of the world around them, hypothesize and experiment, learn to negotiate and understand their feelings. The play-based curriculum at The IVIES ensures the children are happy to come to school each day and enjoy learning through play. The carefully planned curriculum covers all learning domains which includes physical, social and emotional, language, and cognitive aspects. Furthermore, singing, story time, pretend play and experimental activities enable children develop creativity and imaginary skills.
What sets The IVIES apart is its purpose-built facilities that keep the child’s safety and comfort in mind – their second home. The facilities include safety gates, air-conditioning, hot water, child-sized toilets, separate shower cubicles, CCTV, child-sized beds and the facilities is powered by generators for backup power. The IVIES facilities operate for long hours, keeping the need of parents in mind. Additional services include holiday care, weekend care and occasional care.
The IVIES fulfills a long-felt need for a well-resourced pre-school and daycare facility where parents can rely on. The facility has ambitious plans to expand to more locations in the near future.