About
Play Grove is a garden-based, nature-based, and place-based outdoor enrichment program. It includes intentional, emergent curriculum and play-based outdoor learning, with a 1:5 Playguide to child ratio. It offers 2, 3, or 5 days a week from 8:30-1pm, with Tuesday and Thursday, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or Monday through Friday schedules.
Programs
- Play Grove — Ages 3 to 5 years old · 2, 3, or 5 days a week, 8:30-1pm; 2 days: Tuesdays and Thursdays; 3 days: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; 5 days: Mondays through Fridays · Garden-based, nature-based, and place-based outdoor enrichment program; 1:5 Playguide to child ratio.
At a glance
- Ages: 3–5 years old
About the provider
One Cool Earth says its work has continued since 2016 and over 25 years. Marly Miller is the Lead Playguide, and Leila Daniel is the Director of Education and Co-lead Playguide. One Cool Earth says it supports lifelong wellness and environmental stewardship for families and youth from birth through young adulthood, cultivating a thriving, resilient community - one garden at a time. It also says it builds, creates and sustains outdoor learning environments across San Luis Obispo County, using school gardens and community spaces as living classrooms.
Pricing options vary and are on a separate pricing page. Fall 2026 enrollment is open. Program offers intentional, emergent curriculum and play-based outdoor learning.
What families say
“The Play Grove has been beneficial for my son, just being able to connect to nature, get outside, go on morning walks, identify wildlife, play in the creek and in the mud. I also really love the gardening aspect- planting a seed and being able to harvest what's been grown, learning how to cut and make it into a snack and actually enjoy and eat it!” — Jessica (parent)
“My son is absolutely thriving at The Play Grove! He comes home each day with a calm confidence and so many stories about his time spent playing with friends in a safe, nurturing outdoor environment.” — Parent testimonial
Last updated August 22, 2026.
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