Enroll in our Programming: 

Playful Pathways: 

Sign up for Playful Pathways

Playful Pathways is a warm, nurturing program by Play Cousins Collective that helps children ages 0–5 grow, learn, and thrive through play. Rooted in a Montessori-inspired approach, the program focuses on building kindergarten readiness by supporting social-emotional, fine motor, and language development through hands-on learning and exploration.

Parents are active partners in the journey, benefiting from monthly workshops, developmental screenings using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, and resources like diapers, wipes, and parenting support. Families also have access to our Holding Space program, which provides affordable therapy while children receive onsite care.

Schedule & Pricing Playful Pathways operates Monday through Thursday with flexible enrollment options:

-Morning Session: 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
-Afternoon Session: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
-2 Days per Week (Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs): $60/week
-1 Full Day per Week (8:30 AM – 5:00 PM): $50/day
-Drop-In / Punch Card Option: Up to 8 sessions per month, based on availability

Childcare costs average $6 per hour for families not utilizing Holding Space, while parents enrolled in Holding Space therapy receive free onsite childcare during their sessions.

Together, we’re creating a community where children can discover, play, and grow, and parents can rest, heal, and connect.

Holding Space:

At Play Cousins Collective, therapy is more than treatment, it’s tradition. We honor therapy as an ancestral method of healing and resilience, a modern expression of what our people have always done: gathering with elders, shamans, and wise ones to restore balance and remember who we are.

Through Holding Space, you can meet with a therapist online or in person at Play Cousins Collective while your children enjoy our enriching programs. Sessions are available at free or sliding scale rates, ensuring access to care for every family in our village.

We are decolonizing therapy, removing shame, restoring connection, and leading generational healing as a collective. Our therapists don’t stand apart from the community; they are part of it. In Therapist Roundtables, they gather (in a fully HIPAA-compliant way) to share patterns, wisdom, and community needs that emerge in sessions. These reflections shape our Collective Healing Gatherings, where we tend to the spirit of the village together.

Healing is not an individual journey, it’s a return to one another.

Sign up today to begin your healing journey with us.

 Sign up for Holding Space

Ages and Stages:

https://www.metrounitedway.org/asq-signup-playcousins/

The Ages and Stages program supports children 0-5 with family programming like story times, field trips and surveys that let parents know their child is on track for kindergarten and supports them in being their child's first teacher with activities and information regarding their development. Play Cousins Collective celebrates parent participation with free gift cards, field trips, diapers and wipes! 

Mizizi After School Program:

Mizizi Afterschool Sign up Link

The Mizizi Afterschool Program serves to support children and their parents. Mizizi is a grassroots effort founded on the principle that providing families with the tools of greatness will lead to their child's success. The Mizizi program is for grades 1st through 5th and will run Monday - Thursday after school from 2:30PM-6:00PM through May 2026. We will be off for all JCPS holidays and off days. 

CTRL the Narrative:

CTRL The Narrative Sign Up Link

CTRL The Narrative is a free 6-week after-school program where middle schoolers create music, record stories, design art, and learn to flip the script on harmful media messages. Hosted by Play Cousins Collective and AMPED at the Baxter Community Center, youth will explore history, celebrate identity, and build creative projects that uplift our community. 

Neighbor Network Intake:

Sign Up for Extended Love from the Village 

Join us as we extend love from the village: Barrier Removal is about helping families and individuals overcome the obstacles that keep them from thriving whether it’s transportation, childcare, access to resources, or emotional support.

This is your chance to connect with a village community ready to walk beside you, not ahead of you. Sign up today to receive support, resources, and a reminder that love is the most powerful tool for breaking barriers. 

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Big Cousins Program:

The Big Cousins Program is Play Cousins Collective’s youth leadership and workforce development initiative designed to equip teens with real-world experience, professional skills, and a strong sense of community responsibility. Running from January through May, the five-month program engages high-schoolers who serve as Big Cousins, earning a $150 monthly stipend for 10 hours of service each month. Limited to 7 youth.

www.tinyurl.com/bigplaycousins

Thrive By 5 Louisville:

Thrive By 5 Louisville is a trusted partner in supporting families with young children by connecting them to high-quality early care, learning opportunities, and essential resources. They now have an office right in our space at 1701 West Market Street.

Having their team onsite means our members can now get one-on-one support in a comfortable, welcoming environment designed with the whole family in mind.

At their office, Thrive By 5 Louisville can help you:

• Apply for CCAP (child care assistance)

• Get support with SNAP benefits

• Navigate early childhood and family resources with care and respect

Appointments are private, family-friendly, and focused on making the process easier, not overwhelming.

✨ To make an appointment, visit Home - Thrive By 5 or call our in house team of family navigators:

Dina Busaleh (502) 398-1595. Email - dina@thriveby5louisville.org

Brittany Palmer (502) 260-7798. Email - brittney@thriveby5louisville.org

We’re grateful to have Thrive By 5 Louisville in our village, helping families access the support they deserve, right where they already feel at home.