Collage of Family Connections playroom scenes with parents, children, and caregivers at play

Family Playrooms

Play isn’t a break from learning. For young children, play is the learning, and every hour of it counts. Our Family Playrooms are bright, welcoming spaces where children from birth to five explore, build, imagine, and grow, with you right beside them.

Every playroom is designed to build the cognitive, language, and social-emotional skills children need before kindergarten, all through the natural work of play. You’ll leave with simple ideas you can use at home, and your child will leave a little more confident than they came in.

Drop-in friendly and free. Come once, or make it part of your week.

Find a Playroom near you 

Cleveland Heights Playroom
Cleveland Heights–University Heights Public Library
2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights 44118

Monday: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Monday: 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Shaker Heights Playroom
Shaker Heights Public Library
16500 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights 44120

Wednesday: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Greater Cleveland Foodbank Community
Resource Center
15500 S. Waterloo Road, Cleveland Ohio 44110

Monday: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Wednesday: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Thursday: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

No registrations necessary for the FoodBank playroom