Organic Play

Organic Play™ is an inclusive early learning venture that integrates play-based education and therapeutic support for children with developmental, learning, and sensory needs, where inclusion begins with intention.

There is an inclusion crisis in early childhood education. In Canada, nearly 15% of children have developmental, learning, or sensory needs, yet many experience some form of exclusion before the age of three. Families are promised inclusion on paper, but what they often face are long waitlists, compliance-driven interventions, and child care programs without the tools to support their children. This isn't one family's problem; it's systemic. That's why we created Organic Play™. We're not patching up a broken model. We're building a new one.

Organic Play™ integrates early childhood education, therapeutic play, and developmental support through our MindClusivity™ approach, an affirmative, strengths- and play-based model that centres children's identities rather than their perceived deficits. MindClusivity™ comes to life through the Garden Framework™, developed from more than ten years of home- and community-based practice. Through Curiosity Developmental Mapping™, we observe each child's curiosities and recognize them as pathways of access to play, learning, and participation. These observations come together in a Curiosity Portrait™, a big-picture view of who the child is, what draws them in, and how they connect with the world. Families and educators use each portrait to plan environments and experiences where every child can belong, learn, and thrive.

Unlike programs that emphasize control and compliance, Organic Play™ prioritizes autonomy, connection, and authentic growth. We work hand-in-hand with families, leading with honesty: supporting children directly when possible and guiding parents toward trusted resources when additional help is needed. We also equip educators with the Garden Framework™ and its tools, so intentional inclusion can reach classrooms and child care programs beyond our own. For us, inclusion means showing up, especially when it's hard.

More than 421,000 children in Canada need integrated developmental support, and many families are already paying for child care that doesn't meet those needs. These families represent an urgent and underserved community, and most providers still lack the tools, training, and frameworks to offer affirmative, play-based, intentional inclusion.

We're proud to be part of the Social Venture Zone, not just to grow a business, but to help shape a community where inclusion isn't exceptional. It's expected.

At Organic Play™, intentional inclusion isn't just our model. It's our mission.

Constanza Rojas Vertiz Canut &
Irma Canut Gasperin, Co-Founders