About Me

Hi all! My name is Natasha Grogan and I am thrilled that you have come to my blog. After graduating college, I returned to my hometown, Tampa, to teach special education. While teaching inclusion, I also earned my graduate degree in Behavioral Disorders.

I have always had an entrepreneur's mind with an educators heart so I took a leap of faith and started a play-based tutoring company, Playful By Design. I am very blessed by the growth the company has made but even more amazed by the growth that our students have made over the past two years! I am so lucky to have a hard-working group of academic coaches and wonderful families.

When I am not developing new innovative services for my business with my wonderful Director of Operations, Tracye, I am working on developing creative lessons.

And when I am not doing that, I am spending time with my incredible husband...
                                                              Photo credit: Limelight Photography
or my dogs.....
or my family.



                                  (Like preppy made in The US clothing? Check out my brother's company, Fly Water Clothing.)

I love spending time outside gardening, cooking and taking runs with my husband. I love meeting other parents and educators that also believe in learning through play. I am passionate about what I do and am thrilled to share some of creative ideas with you.

Please note that not all blog posts are written by me. One of Playful By Design's coaches, Lauren Bronson, writes a weekly post on the blog.