 
Community playgroups held at the
Marlboro Area Early Intervention Program’s Site
Currently there are 10 playgroups held at the Marlboro
Area Early Intervention site. These groups take place Monday through
Firday at various times between 9:15 A.M. and 1:30 P.M.
Group activities involve a wide variety of developmental skills
and are structured to follow a consistent routine each week. Groups
incorporate free playtime beginning and ending circle time, fine
motor activity, large motor play as well as a snack. Overall, groups
promote language skills, imitation, learning to follow directions,
socialization, independence with self-care skills, and stimulating
motor experiences.
For older toddlers, parents are present during the beginning and
ending of circle times, but then leave the group room, once the
child is able to tolerate separation. Parents are able to stay at
the center and attend a parent group, if available, or to observe
their child through a two-way mirror, or if older siblings are present,
parents can leave the premises for the duration of the group. Parents
remain with their children during the Tuesday infant group and Wednesday
young toddler group.
This is a Parent-Child Group, currently held on Thursday
mornings from 9:30 - 10:45AM at the Assabet Valley Area Family Network.
Parents stay with their child throughout the duration of the group.
This group incorporates a beginning and ending circle time activity
for parent and child to explore, free play time as well as snack.
It is a wonderful way for children and parents from surrounding
communities to socialize and promotes developmental skills for children.
This is a parent/child story hour group on Thursdays from
3-4P.M at the Hudson Library.
This popular group is offered on Monday mornings at the
St. Matthews Church, Southboro (9:30-11:00AM), Thursday mornings
at the Forbes Community Building in Westboro (9:00-10:30AM) and
on Friday mornings at the Grace Baptist Church in Hudson (9:30-11:00AM).
Jump, Jiggle & JiveT is a movement and music based group for
parents and children to have fun in a safe and comfortable play
space. The group incorporates different types of music with movement
activities as well as a snack and craft project. Children are encouraged
to work on and master new skills and concepts, such as developing
a sense of rhythm, body awareness, communication, social skills
and imitation, following directions, and learning to focus on simple
tasks. Parents stay and participate throughout the group.
This group is held Thursdays (12:00-1:30 PM). The group incorporates
a beginning and ending circle. During the rest of the group time,
children are encouraged to independently move through different
classroom centers, each with its own activity and experiences. These
include a snack that the children help to make. The activity centers
promote socialization and language development, fine and gross motor
skill development and sensory exploration. The group utilizes each
child's natural curiosity as motivation, allowing the child to learn
through mastery of new experiences.
Children in this group will focus on learning to produce sounds
accurately, use language to communicate with peers, and improve
their overall language ability. Included in this group will be one
or two children who will serve as language/speech models for the
others. The group meets each Friday from 12:00 – 1:30 PM,
will focus on a different sound or theme each session, and is led
by a Speech-Language Pathologist.
On Tuesday afternoons (1-3:30 PM) parents and babies ages
0-12 months gather informally to ask questions and share thoughts
about development, safety, nutrition and play. Parents will find
this to be a supportive environment while their babies are stimulated
with new experiences. Please bring a blanket and other comfort items
for your baby.
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