How We Started:

Sarah started Play Cafe in 2015 for families to connect and play. We have watched countless families grow. Covid-19 has changed how we operate and we are so happy with the "pivot" we did in order to stay around. 

How It's Going:

Sarah and Sonja partnered to bring the Peterborough community Lavender and Play Boutique & Studio. By merging our businesses together (including our doula business), we can provide great support for families. We have a beautiful toy boutique where we also have space to offer postpartum doula services, childbirth education, programs for parents & children, sleep coaching, and so much more. Our space continues to evolve as we expand our team into a family wellness collective.  Check out our services and classes. 

Combined Trainings, Certificates, and Affiliations

• Birth Doulas (Bebo Mia Inc, Doula Training Canada)

• Postpartum Doula (Bebo Mia Inc, DONA, CAPPA)

• Childbirth Educator (CAPPA)

• Lactation Educator (CAPPA)

• Infant Sleep Educator (Bebo Mia Inc)

• Early Childhood Educator (Fleming College)

• Registered Member of Association of Ontario Doulas

• Level C - First Aid and CPR

• 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training

• Board of Directors, Association of Ontario Doulas
• La Leche League Leader, International Committee Member and Communication Skills Educator/Facilitator. 

Services Offered

• Postpartum Doula Support

• Birth Doula Support

• Childbirth Education

• Lactation Education

• Infant Sleep Education/Support

• Pelvic Floor & Core Consults

• Infant Massage

• Pre/Postnatal & Birth Yoga Support

• Osteopathy, massage therapy and acupuncture (Nicole Settimi) 

Catchment Area

• Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Selwyn Township and Surrounding Areas

Core Values: Our core values include: support, inclusion, education, collaboration, mental health wellness and flexibility and understanding. We value families. 

We are a non-discriminatory workplace and environment. We support this by. 

1. Hire, fire, promote, pay, train, discipline and collaborate and make other work-related decisions fairly. Race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or genetic information are not factors in these practices. 
2. Prevent, address and cease harassment or discrimination in our workplace.
3. Ensure that employees/contract staff are not punished for reporting discrimination, participating in a discrimination investigation or lawsuit, or opposing discrimination.