Connect & Play!

Parent + Tot Playgroups

Create learning opportunities and increase engagement by enriching your child’s play with Connect & Play! Tools and Strategies.

Now enrolling playgroups in the Lakeview area of Chicago for children ages 18 - 35 months

Why Connect & Play?

Your child’s brain is growing and changing so fast - it can be hard to know what to do. You may have all the developmental toys or a library of books, but your child doesn’t sit and listen or play with you. What can you do to help them grow?

Learn from child development professionals on how to engage your child in a way that brings their language, problem solving, and play skills to the next level, with or without fancy toys.

How Connect & Play Works

Learn how YOU can help your child grow through daily play

The Connect & Play classes teach you practical tools that strengthen your child’s language, problem-solving, and play. You’ll learn how to:

  • Make reading together more fun

  • Foster playing with others

  • Create Music and Art with your toddler

  • Become your child’s first and best play partner

We will come together in a small group of 5-6 families to learn how to create development opportunities through your daily play.

Led by experts in child language and skills development

Our classes are led by board-certified speech-language pathologists with specialty training in language, social interaction, and cognitive problem-solving.

Connect & Play therapists will demonstrate strategies to support all children to learn and grow at their own pace and provide individualized ideas to help you meet your child where they are. Class sizes are kept small so each family can ask questions and get direct support throughout the month.

Learn more about our team.

Personalized to you and your child

Each month, we will have 3 fun-filled in person classes that will teach you how to add language and learning opportunities into lots of different play activities at our clinic in Chicago, IL.

The 4th session each month is a virtual ‘caregivers only’ class, where the speech language pathologist answers specific questions from the parents/caregivers.

In addition to learning about child development at different ages and stages, we will discuss how to take the strategies you’ve learned and apply them to your family’s needs.

Try your first class for free!

Interested in trying out a class to see if it’s the right fit for you and your child?

We offer drop-in trial classes for first time participants. After your class, you may choose to enroll in one of our ongoing classes when space is available.