The Treehouse proudly offers 12 weekly play groups for 0-10 year olds, designed to promote development in all areas including: attention, gross motor skills (coordination and balance), visual motor skills (handwriting and drawing), fine motor skills (grasping and manipulating), sensory processing skills, social skills, cognitive skills and more. These 60 to 90-minute drop-off play experiences support and foster independence, confidence, academic skills, positive behavior and a range of developmental skills. Facilitated by pediatric therapists and therapy assistants, each group is unique and is built around a kid-friendly theme (for example: the beach, snow, the garden) and incorporates creative movement games and activities, unique art and craft activities and engaging sensory activities to promote skill development. Facilitators are trained to identify individual strengths and needs, so that groups are appropriate for all children – not just those with special needs or diagnoses. Spontaneous modifications are frequently made to activities in order to meet individual and collective group needs. The Treehouse is at the forefront of providing services and programs designed to promote healthy developmental outcomes for kids in Greater Cleveland. In addition to our play groups, we strive to provide education and information to parents and caregivers to support healthy developmental outcomes at home. Accessibility is a top strategic priority, and every child can participate in one weekly group free-of-charge. Additional sessions are available for the nominal fee of $5 per child per group. Children engaging in our play groups have an extensive range of ability levels, from typically functioning children to those with more extensive special needs. Founders Lauren Drobnjak and Claire Heffron are physical and occupational therapists with more than 20 collective years of experience and owners of popular blog and online business, The Inspired Treehouse, LLC.