About We Play NYC

We Care.

We Play NYC is committed to helping you raise active, happy, and confident learners.

Meet the Team

Neurodiversity affirming, culturally-responsive, student-centered OT

Co-founder

Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Jesse Jams Children’s Music Entertainer

Jessica Nacinovich MS, OTR/L

Co-founder

Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Chief Program Developer

Bianca Vazquez MS, OTR/L

What is Occupational Therapy?

Let’s start with occupation.

To understand OT, first you have to understand occupation. We define occupation as any activity you do on a regular basis that serves a purpose and has meaning to you.

Occupation or the “work” of a child includes:

Play & Leisure Activities
Self-Care Skills known as Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Education, Learning & Being a Student
Social Participation
Feeding & Eating
Sleep & Rest

Happy preschooler in OT session, holding red paper heart he cut out

What does an OT do?

A pediatric occupational therapist (OT) utilizes body and brain science to design activities and provide the “just right challenge” in order to move your child towards occupational independence.

That’s why our classes…

are NOT designed by age, and instead are organized by developmental stage or skill.

We Play NYC understands that no two minds or bodies are the same, so we meet your family where you are and grow together from there.

What We Do
(and do well)

As pediatric occupational therapists, we are best at facilitating individualized experiences that promote whole brain and body development.

Bianca Vazquez and Jessica Nacinovich, We Play NYC pediatric OTs

Our developmentally appropriate classes and activities are designed to maximize:

social-emotional learning & regulation
cognitive flexibility & problem-solving
gross motor strength, balance & coordination
fine motor control & dexterity
visual motor & visuospatial skills
sensory processing & integration
life skills & school readiness

We Play NYC Testimonials

"... a rare and special gift."

“Miss Jess and Miss Bianca are absolutely wonderful and insightful teachers. They are both knowledgeable as well as aware and caring people. We and our little one have loved working with both of them. We as a family have benefitted from Miss Jess and Miss Bianca's abilities as OTs, but beyond that, their care and skill to tailor the work they do to the individual child and their family is a rare and special gift. We feel lucky to have met Miss Jess and Miss Bianca. Thank you both!”
-Marisela S. (mother and musician)
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