Where play is the curriculum.
A play-based enrichment experience · Toddlers through Pre-K · Naperville, Illinois
Our ApproachBecause every day brings new chances to do it all. Let Them Play is a place where children are encouraged to explore their ideas, initiate play, build relationships, and work out solutions — with others and on their own. We're not here to tell children what they need. We're here to help them discover it for themselves. And to trust that what they think matters, while learning that what others think matters too.
Let Them Play wasn't born from a business concept. It was born from 30 years of being with children — in classrooms, in therapy rooms, and at home — and a deep conviction that every family deserves access to something genuinely better.
Morning & Afternoon Sessions Available · Toddlers through Pre-K
"Play is the highest form of research."— Albert Einstein
And from our founder —
"Laugh loudly, listen to understand, speak to be understood — and know that the world needs you."— Mary Plonis
"I used to be a teacher. Now I'm a psychologist. Let Them Play gives me the chance to get back to the basics of it all."
Mary Plonis built Let Them Play from a simple conviction: that play is our earliest and most powerful form of learning. As a school teacher, she watched children come alive when given freedom and shut down when handed worksheets. As a practicing psychologist, she saw the long-term cost of childhoods built around performance and comparison. And as a mother of three, she had a front-row seat to what children become when they are trusted to be themselves.
In three years, she envisions a couple of locations — all holding the same belief. That play feeds curiosity. That it teaches children to trust their instincts, push their boundaries, be excited, be surprised, gain confidence. It's a basic place. A place where everyone is important, every question is confidently asked, and every child is listened to — without judgment. Because that, ultimately, is what contributes to a life well lived.
If you're looking for worksheets, letter drills, or a structured academic program — there are wonderful options for that in Naperville. Let Them Play is for parents who believe that something else matters first. That a child who knows how to question confidently, listen generously, make a friend, and recover from a hard day is already ahead. The rest follows.
These are the real questions. Not test scores. Not reading levels. Let Them Play exists for the parent asking exactly these things — and for the child who deserves a place where the answer is yes, every single day.
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