Entertainment for the toddlers of the Police Preschools, marking World Children’s Day

“Nurture With Love – To Lead the World” is the theme of this year’s World Children’s Day. The Sri Lanka Police is dedicated at every moment to ensuring the safety of every child in this country, with the aim of providing for them to win the future world.

On this special day dedicated to children, your police had organised a series of special programmes, lectures, and prize-giving ceremonies at police station and community policing unit levels across the island for children living in those areas.

The World Children’s Day was celebrated this year as well, holding a colourful ceremony with various events, jointly by the preschool trio “Tiny Tots,” managed by the Police Families Welfare Association and attended only by the children of police officers, together with the “Lakvindu” preschool operated by the Community Policing Division for the early childhood development of underprivileged children in society.

The children of these preschools, located in Police Field Force Headquarters, Kew Road, and Maradana, along with their parents, gathered on the morning of 01.01.2025 at the Police Families Welfare Building in Colombo 05, and there was the opportunity to witness an exhibition of children’s handicrafts and drawings, as well as a performance, showcasing the creative talents of both the children and their teachers.

Attorney-at-Law Mrs Nilmini Samarathunga, Chairperson of the Police Families Welfare Association and the Police Seva Vanitha Unit, graced this occasion as the chief guest.

Former Acting Chairperson Mrs Prashanthi Fernando, Secretary of the Association Mrs P. Wijesooriya, Treasurer and Chairwoman of the Education Committee Mrs Jayanthi Ekanayake, and other active members of the Police Families Welfare Association, as well as the Manager of the Bambalapitiya Branch of the Bank of Ceylon, participated in this event.