Playgroups are for babies, toddlers and preschoolers and their parents or caregivers. They are low cost, run by the families attending and usually local. 54,000 children from 40,000 families go to playgroup in metropolitan and country Victoria each week. 

Playgroup-aged children are going through a stage of rapid brain and skill development. Playgroup encourages that development because at playgroup, babies are offered play experiences to stimulate their senses, toddlers practise their developing physical, intellectual and language skills, and preschool children practise social skills – important preparation for kindergarten and school.

Playgroup can be a lifeline to parents with babies, todders and preschoolers who might not have any other opportunity to get to know local parents going through similar experiences.

Playgroup Victoria has been helping families join, start and run playgroups in Victoria since 1974 over the telephone, through publications and multimedia and, where possible, in person. We have redesigned this website to make it even easier for families to go to playgroup and to get the information they need.