Ingham Play & Learn Groups
Fall 2 Session: October 26 to December 18, 2026
Registration opens Monday, October 12, 2026, at 12 noon
All playgroup families must register again for each new session. This includes Fall 1, Fall 2, Winter, Spring, and Summer. Please register for one group only and plan to attend that same group each week.
Families who stop attending and do not notify the facilitator may be removed from the group. This allows families on the waitlist to participate. Please review the details below before registering.
Who Can Join
Play and Learn Groups are for children from birth through age 5. Enrollment is first come, first served for families living in one of the 12 Ingham ISD school districts: Dansville, East Lansing, Haslett, Holt, Lansing, Leslie, Mason, Okemos, Stockbridge, Waverly, Webberville, and Williamston.
Groups may be canceled due to weather or staff illness.
About Ingham Play and Learn Groups
Families can join free, hands-on sessions led by trained parent educators. We follow the Parents as Teachers model and offer activities that support early learning and development. Sessions may include:
- Story time
- Music and singing
- Movement
- Play dough
- Creative art activities
- Sensory table exploration
- Peer interaction and social play
Sick Children
Please stay home if you or your child have tested positive for COVID-19, have been exposed to an illness, or show any symptoms within 24 hours before group. Symptoms include:
- Fever above 100°F
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- An unidentified rash
- Eye or nose discharge that is not clear
This helps keep all children, families, and staff safe.
Siblings Over Age 5
Space is limited. Please check with your group facilitator before bringing siblings who are older than 5.
Inclement Weather and Air Quality
If the school district where your group meets closes because of bad weather, all groups—indoor and outdoor—are canceled for that day.
Outdoor groups are also canceled if the temperature, including wind chill, drops below 15°F. If you are unsure, please contact your group facilitator.
Groups will meet if the air quality rating is 100 or below. If the rating is above 100, groups may be moved indoors, shortened, offered at a lower activity level or canceled. Your facilitator will communicate any changes directly with families.
Register for one group per family.
Registration for Fall 2 Session will open Monday, October 12, 2026, at 12:00 noon.
Groups are for children birth to age 5. Adults must accompany children at all times.
- Families must register prior to attending a group.
- Please do not register for more than 1 group.
- Please list all children who will attend.
- Families on the wait list will be contacted when openings in groups occur.
- Please do not attend if you have been exposed to illness or exhibit any signs of illness.
- Families who do not regularly attend without informing the Facilitator will be dropped from group.
MONDAYS - Fall 2 Session
Groups meet every week unless otherwise noted. If a family does not attend regularly, we may open their spot to a family on the waitlist. This helps ensure all families have a chance to participate.
Potter Park Zoo Playground (Outdoor)
Parking fee required.
10:00-11:00 am
No Group November 23, 2026
1301 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Lansing
Lead: Meghan
Mason First United Methodist Church (Indoor)
9:00-10:00 am OR 10:15-11:15 am
No Group November 23, 2026
201 East Ash Street, Mason
Lead: Niki
South Cedar Street Library (Indoor)
1:00-2:00 pm
No Group November 23, 2026
3500 South Cedar Street, Lansing
Lead: Niki
TUESDAYS - Fall 2 Session
Groups meet every week unless otherwise noted. If a family does not attend regularly, we may open their spot to a family on the waitlist. This helps ensure all families have a chance to participate.
Stockbridge Library (Indoor)
9:30-10:30 am OR 10:45-11:45 am
No Group November 24, 2026
200 North Wood Street, Stockbridge
Lead: Niki
Haslett Community Education (Indoor)
9:15-10:15 am OR 10:30-11:30 am
No Group November 24, 2026
1590 Franklin Street, Haslett
Lead: Jackie
Waverly Colt Early Education Center (Indoor)
10:00-11:00 am
No Group November 24, 2026
4434 West Michigan Avenue, Lansing
Lead: Felecia
Holt Midway Early Learning Center (Indoor)
10:00-11:00 am
No Group November 24, 2026
4552 Spahr Road, Holt
Lead: Ann
Williamston Library (Indoor)
10:15-11:15 am
No Group November 24, 2026
3845 Vanneter Road, Williamston
Located inside Williamston Middle School
Lead: Kellie
Okemos Edgewood Early Childhood Center (Indoor)
1:00-2:00 pm
No Group November 24, 2026
1826 Osage Drive, Okemos
Lead: Jackie
WEDNESDAYS - Fall 2 Session
Groups meet every week unless otherwise noted. If a family does not attend regularly, we may open their spot to a family on the waitlist. This helps ensure all families have a chance to participate.
Leslie Library (Indoor)
9:00-10:00 am
No Group November 25, 2026
201 Pennsylvania Street, Leslie
Lead: Niki
Foster Community Center (Indoor Room 109)
10:00-11:00 am
No Group November 25, 2026
200 North Foster, Lansing
Lead: Cheryl
Impression 5 (Indoor)
10:00-11:00 am
No Group November 25, 2026
200 Museum Drive, Lansing
Lead: Amie
Lansing Mall Play Place (Indoor)
10:15-11:15 am
No Group October 28 and November 25, 2026
5330 West Saginaw Highway, Lansing
Lead: Tamara
THURSDAYS - Fall 2 Session
Groups meet every week unless otherwise noted. If a family does not attend regularly, we may open their spot to a family on the waitlist. This helps ensure all families have a chance to participate.
Okemos Edgewood Early Childhood Center (Indoor)
9:30-10:30 am
No Group November 26, 2026
1826 Osage Drive, Okemos
Lead: Mindi
Holt Midway Early Learning Center (Indoor)
10:00-11:00 am
No Group November 26, 2026
4552 Spahr Road, Holt
Lead: Hannah
East Lansing Library (Indoor)
10:15-11:15 am OR 11:30 am-12:30 pm
No Group November 26, 2026
950 Abbot Road, East Lansing
Lead: Jackie
Waverly Colt Early Education Center (Indoor)
2:15-3:15 pm
No Group November 26, 2026
4344 West Michigan Avenue, Lansing
Lead: Jackie
FRIDAYS - Fall 2 Session
Groups meet every week unless otherwise noted. If a family does not attend regularly, we may open their spot to a family on the waitlist. This helps ensure all families have a chance to participate.
BABY Group South Cedar Street Library (Indoor)
For the safety of all children, this group is for ages birth to early walkers.
11:00 am-12:00 noon
No Group November 27, 2026
3500 South Cedar Street, Lansing
Lead: Karen
Halik Professional Development Center (Indoor)
11:30 am-12:30 pm
No Group November 27, 2026
4200 Wainwright Avenue, Lansing
Lead: TBD
