Started by a mom who wanted more from a playground.
Mofi kept taking her daughter to playgrounds. The kids ran around, got loud, and went home tired. They didn't come home with anything else. So she started building the place she wished already existed.
Mofi was at a Lagos playground one Saturday, watching her three-year-old run laps with a dozen other kids. They went home tired. That was it. They had not learned anything, nothing had made them curious, and by bedtime the day was forgotten.
As a parent in Lagos, you had two choices. You could pay a tutor, and your child would learn but never really play. Or you could pay for somewhere fun, and your child would run, scream, and come home with nothing else to show for it. Either way, you were paying for half of what a child actually needs.
A playground, done right, teaches the things a classroom struggles to. Curiosity. The courage to try something new. The patience to stick with a problem until it clicks. How to share a space with other kids, take turns, and work things out. Her daughter deserved all of that, and she could not find it anywhere in Lagos.
So she built it. Six years running projects at Ernst & Young, Cricket Wireless, and Xsolis had taught her how to turn a vague problem into a plan. She studied early childhood development, looked at play-based learning models in other countries, and pulled it all into what she now calls the EduPlay model.
Homework help for focus. Science Fridays for curiosity. STEM and coding for patience. Creative arts for self-expression. And because it all happens alongside other kids, they pick up what no worksheet can teach: how to make a friend, share, work through a disagreement, and cheer someone else on. The parent lounge does the same for the grownups, giving families somewhere to meet each other.
“I built Letzplay because I wanted my daughter to come home from a playground having learned something new, not just tired from running around.”
Mofi Oke, Founder & CEO
She runs Letzplay the way she ran her best projects. Every staff member is background checked and trained before they touch the floor. The space is divided into four age-grouped zones for kids from 1 to 12. OPIC opens first. Lekki, Ikeja, and Abuja come after.
The goal has not changed since that Saturday: a place where kids go home with more than tired legs, and where no parent has to feel like they are raising their children on their own.
Ernst & Young
Sr Consultant, 4 yrs
Xsolis
Delivery Manager, 5+ yrs
Cricket Wireless
Program Manager
Our Vision & Mission
Our Vision
To be the family spot Lagos trusts. Somewhere kids grow through play and learning, and somewhere parents actually want to spend their weekend.
Our Mission
A safe indoor space for kids ages 1 to 12 where they can play, make things, and pick up new skills. And a comfortable lounge for parents where they can rest, get some work done, or meet other families.
The EduPlay Model
The set of programs Mofi put together to close the gap she noticed as a parent. Real learning, worked into the play day, so it never feels like another classroom.
Homework Help
Mon & Thu
Tutors sit with small groups and work through school assignments with them. Kids leave with their homework done and the concept actually understood.
Science Fridays
Every Friday
Hands-on experiments that make science feel real. Volcanoes one week, simple circuits the next, plant biology the week after.
Creative Arts
Wed & Sat
Painting, clay, drama, music, crafts. A chance for kids to make something and take it home.
STEM & Coding
Workshops
An early introduction to coding, simple robotics, and engineering puzzles. Age-appropriate, with no previous experience needed.
Tiny Explorers
Ages 1 to 3
Little Learners
Ages 3 to 5
Adventure Squad
Ages 5 to 8
Young Innovators
Ages 8 to 12
What We Stand For
Four things we come back to on every decision, from who we hire to how the play zones are laid out.
Safety First, Always
Every staff member is background checked. We have first aid on site, CCTV, and a proper check-in and check-out process. If we can't get this part right, nothing else matters.
Learning That Feels Like Play
Homework help on Mondays and Thursdays. Science experiments on Fridays. Art on Wednesdays. Kids don't notice they're learning, which is the whole point.
A Place for Parents Too
The parent lounge is where you can actually work, take a call, or just sit with coffee and meet other families. Letzplay is somewhere you stay, not somewhere you drop off.
Details Matter
Clean bathrooms. Qualified tutors. The right temperature in the lounge. We hold the place to the same standard we'd want for our own kids.
The People Building Letzplay
Educators, safety leads, and creatives who care about getting this right for your kids.
Mofi Oke
Founder & CEO
Nigerian mom based in Atlanta. PMP and CSM certified. Six years leading programs in healthcare, finance, and telecom before starting Letzplay.
Head of Education
Coming Soon
Operations Manager
Coming Soon
Head of Safety
Coming Soon
From Idea to Reality
The Idea
Mofi watched her three-year-old running in circles at yet another Lagos playground and thought, there has to be more to this. She started sketching what Letzplay could look like.
Building
The facility came together with help from child development experts, safety engineers, and architects. The EduPlay curriculum got finalized.
Launch
The doors open in Isheri North, OPIC. It is the first place in Lagos where play and learning live under the same roof.
Growing
Lekki, Ikeja, and Abuja are on the map after that. The goal is one Letzplay within reach of every family in Nigeria.
Come and see it for yourself.
Book a visit and spend an afternoon with us. We'd rather show you than tell you.