Overview
Ready, Set, Play! is a learning playgroup dedicated to enhancing the development of children with special needs. The mission of Ready, Set, Play! is to help each child interact appropriately with peers socially in a small structured setting centered around play. We firmly believe that social skills instruction for children needs to be guided in a systematic hierarchy at an early age in order to establish a foundation for them to build upon.
Each playgroup is tailored to enhance a child’s cognitive, social, and communication skills by incorporating music, movement, sensory, and interactive hands on projects to facilitate appropriate social interactions with their peers. Playgroups are curriculum-based and structured so that every child can play with their peers while receiving the assistance of an experienced educator.
Ready, Set, Play! is the only learning playgroup that utilizes the LEARN-THROUGH-PLAY approach developed by Shirley Aninias. This approach educates developmentally delayed children while enhancing their social interactions amongst peers by utilizing motivating activities and positive reinforcement all emphasized through specifically selected play activities. This approach has shown to further enhance appropriate interactions in a variety of social settings.