Play to Learn Playgroups bring together parents, children and an early childhood professional to build a community of peers for support, foster nurturing behaviors, help families access needed services, and model developmentally appropriate practice. Hosted in our public schools, playgroups help schools to be community resources – in which parents are welcome and to which they can turn for needed supports.
Play to Learn Playgroups:
- Provide developmentally appropriate activities for children and expose parents to such activities
- Facilitate social networking and reduce isolation for families
- Connect families to community resources such as Early Intervention, ESL classes, WIC, job information libraries, and available programs offered in the host school
- Introduce families to the Boston Public Schools so they can make informed choices about where to send their children to school
Each week, the two hour playgroup session includes:
- Educational play
- Circle time
- Snack
- Time to share information about resources and activities
- Gross motor and sensory play
- Goodbye circle
- ReadBoston’s Reading Trail lending library
For more information contact the Play to Learn Program Manager
at (617) 635-9656 or playgroup@boston.k12.ma.us
For playgroup schedules view our
Play to Learn Playgroup Calendar
View Playgroup Locations in a larger map
Current Playgroup Locations:
- Boston Teachers Union (BTU)
Pilot School - Dever Elementary
- Early Learning Center (ELC)
West Zone - East Boston Early Education Center
- Guild Elementary
- Holmes Elementary
- Kenny Elementary
- PJ Kennedy
- Tobin Community Center
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