We achieved international recognition through the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET), the gold standard in professional learning. This means our Playmaker community gets the credit they deserve to advance their career and our supporters get the confidence they deserve knowing our program has been independently reviewed and recognized. As an IACET Accredited Provider, The Life is Good Playmaker Project offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. 

We won a $91,000 grant to launch a new train-the-trainer program with The Guild of St. Agnes, one of the largest early education agencies in Massachusetts that provides high-quality early education and afterschool programs for primarily low-income families. We had 64 early childhood professionals from every sector of the agency complete our signature certification program through Playmaker University and six have been selected to become trainers.

Our Boston Marathon runner, Maddie Gong, crossed the finish line having raised over$14,000 for the Life is Good Playmaker Project. Our friends atMarch McLennan Agency also raised nearly $20,000 taking on the Boston Bruins alumni on the ice! Our third annual Playmaker Playdate was our biggest and best yet as well, bringing together 100 Playmakers from across the country to connect, play, and learn from each other. We also held our first ever training at the Life is Good Factory and piloted a new strategic initiative called Playmaker City 603 to grow the movement in NH.

We launched the Having Fun Yet? newsletter, a safe space for parents, teachers, and caregivers dedicated to raising healthy, happy kids and who need a little help to make the magic happen. Each month, we share playful ideas, real-life tips, and bite-sized wisdom for connecting with kids – without the pressure to be perfect. To date, we have over 14,000 subscribers and are excited to grow this resource in 2026.

Our Chief Playmaker got to share the power of a playful mindset with teams at over 25 organizations, helping workplaces across the country bring more play, optimism, and humanity into the way they show up for one another. These keynotes raised over $225,000 to power 450 scholarships for Playmaker University that equip early childhood professionals with the resources they need to help kids heal.