Strategic Consulting
Strategic Consulting for
Learning-Care Organizations
Culture • Engagement • Differentiation • Joy at Scale
Designed for CEOs, franchise owners, and leadership teams in early childhood and elementary education.
For organizations committed to excellence in early childhood and elementary education, culture is not an add-on - it is the engine that drives retention, reputation, and results.
Play-Ground Theatre Company offers a rare form of consulting rooted not in theory, but in decades of lived experience inside thousands of schools. Our work helps leadership teams elevate culture, strengthen staff engagement, and create school communities that families actively choose - and stay with.
A Perspective You Can't Replicate
with Data Alone
Founders Mia Sole and Jeffrey Haycock have spent over 30 years teaching, training, and performing inside preschools and elementary schools across a wide range of ownership models.
We have seen:
- Exceptional schools - and why they succeed
- Struggling schools - and where breakdowns actually occur
- The real dynamics between staff, leadership, children, and parents
- How joy, culture, and energy directly affect retention and reputation
This gives us a systems-level understanding of school culture that few consultants can offer - because we've lived it, daily, at scale.
Who This Consulting Is For
Our strategic consulting is designed for:
- Multi-site childcare organizations
- Franchise-based school networks
- Learning-care groups managing regional or national portfolios
- Leadership teams seeking cultural consistency without losing humanity
If your organization is asking:
- How do we stand out in crowded markets?
- How do we retain great teachers long-term?
- How do we create consistency without burnout?
- How do we strengthen parent trust and loyalty?
This work is for you.
What We Help Organizations Achieve
🌱 Culture That Scales
We help define and reinforce a joyful, human-centered culture that can be sustained across multiple locations - not dependent on one exceptional director.
👥 Staff Engagement & Retention
By addressing energy, morale, communication, and integration, we help schools become places teachers want to stay, grow, and advocate for.
🎯 Leadership Support & Insight
We provide directors and leadership teams with practical, grounded insight into:
- Classroom dynamics
- Staff alignment
- Parent experience
- Daily operational pressure points
⭐ Brand Differentiation at the School Level
Every franchise owner wants their school to be the best in their area. We help create authentic, visible differentiation through joyful experiences that families feel immediately.
How We Work
Our consulting is customized, collaborative, and scalable.
Engagements may include:
- Leadership observation and insight sharing
- Culture audits and experiential assessments
- Creative strategy sessions with executive teams
- Pilot programs within select locations
- Long-term partnership planning
We don't deliver binders - we deliver clarity, alignment, and momentum.
Why Play-Ground Theatre Consulting Is Different
🌟
Lived Experience
Thousands of schools. Real classrooms. Real people.
🎭
Joy as Strategy
Joy isn't a perk - it's a performance driver.
📈
Scalable Thinking
Designed for organizations managing growth and consistency.
❤️
Human-Centered Leadership
Because children thrive when educators do.
A Thoughtful Partnership,
Not a Transaction
We work best with organizations who value:
- Quality over quick fixes
- Culture as a long-term investment
- People-first leadership
Our goal is not to "fix" schools - it is to elevate them.
Let's Start a Conversation
If you're exploring how to strengthen culture, engagement, and differentiation across your organization, we'd welcome the opportunity to talk.
We begin every engagement with a conversation—not a pitch.
Where imagination takes center stage.