Everyday Learning Play Spaces: A Child Friendly Space!

The Early Learning Play Spaces (ELSP) team has recently been hard at work on our Child Friendly Space at the Darlene Morris Love and Care family housing program. Based on ideas and feedback we received from the staff and families there, we are happy to provide a space for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, older siblings, and caregivers to enjoy together. We transformed an unused room to accommodate an infant and reading corner, writing desk, kitchen and dress-up station and much more!  

We are so grateful for our partnership with Lakeshore Learning for this space and for our wonderful volunteers helping to bring it to life: Fred Gigliotti, Sierra Austin, Julia Miller, Janette Herbers, Abigail Knight, Adam Wolff, and Patrick Ryan.  Our next steps are to transform the room adjacent to the child friendly space with an interactive mural from our Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network partners. Once the mural is complete, we will have our grand opening! Stay tuned for the date and details! 

Many thanks to William Penn Foundation for their financial support of our work.

For more information about PLL’s work, sign up for their April 25 from 1-2pm EST webinar at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Awr_Dc53QlCvSvmE9-o4ng​