Play Center Schedule

Shawnee Mission Parents as Teachers playgroups in the play center offer children an opportunity to build social skills and enjoy play time with their parents, model appropriate play and interact with other parents. The Play Center is open to all children currently enrolled in the Shawnee Mission Parents as Teachers program (birth to 36 months).  

As you arrive at the Early Childhood Education Center, please enter through Door 1.  We will scan can your driver's license and give you a visitor badge.  If technology works like it should, we will only need to scan your driver's license once.

Fall, Winter and Spring Play Center Schedule:  The Play Center will be held on Fridays from 9 am to 11 am starting Friday, August 21, 2026 and selected Saturdays (listed below)  from 9 to 11am.   We are asking families to please pick up before you leave.  No Registration Necessary! 

BOOK SHARING - Help us foster the love of reading!

We are collecting books to share or donate for our Literacy Night Event on 10/22/26. If you have books your child has grown out of and want to donate, you can bring them to the play center, the SMECEC office, or your Parent Educator can pick them up at your next visit. Thank you!

Play Center Information:

The Shawnee Mission Play Center is a place for parents and children who are enrolled in Shawnee Mission Parents as Teachers. The Play Center is a place for the following:

• Play, bond and have fun with my child.
• Play, socialize, and engage with other friends and families.
• Meet new families with children enrolled in SMSD PAT.
• Explore the outdoor play area if weather permits.
• Talk to a Parent Educator about parenting resources or developmental concerns.

Play Center Rules:

• Please leave food and drink at home.
• Stay with your child and supervise their play.
• Model responsibility and help put toys away before you leave.
• Change diapers in the bathroom on the changing table/place in a plastic bag then put in the trash can.
• Clean your hands and your child's hands often.

Thank you for helping make the Shawnee Mission Parents as Teachers Play Center experience a positive and fun time for all families who attend!

Saturday Play Centers as follows:  2026-2027:

• Saturday, January 9, 2027 - 9 - 11am
• Saturday, February 13, 2027 - 9 - 11am
• Saturday, March 13, 2027 - 9 - 11am

When arriving for the Saturday play center, enter through Door 15 and proceed to the play center (orange hallway).

Johnson County Library will offer Storytime from 10 - 10:30 date: TBD

Play Center CLOSED: Holiday Schedule 2026-27

• Fridays, November 27, 2026 for the Thanksgiving Holiday
• Friday, December 25, 2026 for the Christmas Holiday
• Friday, January 1, 2027 for the New Year's Holiday