About playgroup
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 Victoria each week.
Playgroup-aged children are at 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 who might not have any other opportunity to get to know local parents going through similar experiences.
For an explanation about what playgroup is in Amharic, Dinka, Somali, Sudanese Arabic, Tigrinan, Chinese, Chin, Karen, Macedonian, Turkish and Vietnamese click here.
About us
Playgroup Victoria has been helping families discover, start and run playgroups in Victoria since 1974 via telephone, publications, DVDs, this website, and training offered in person and by correspondence.
Find out more here.
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 Intergenerational Playgroup Project
Playgroup
Victoria has partnered with the National Ageing Research Institute and
Barwon Health to develop the Intergenerational Playgroup Project. This
20-week pilot project aims to engage aged care residents at Barwon
Health’s Percy Baxter Lodges in North Geelong with local families by
providing a positive environment in a playgroup setting. The playgroup
is facilitated by an activities officer from Percy Baxter Lodges and an
early childhood worker from the City of Greater Geelong. Find out more here.
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Events start in March
Click on each of the following links for details of March's World's Biggest Playgroup in National Playgroup Week and of April's two Steve Biddulph parenting talks, a Melbourne Aquarium Play Day and our AGM. Book seats online for Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys in Caulfield here and Secret of Happy Children in Ivanhoe here. See details of all events in the Playgroup Victoria Events calendar.
2010 Premiers Community Volunteering Awards
Know an organisation in your community that has supported its volunteers to do amazing things? Nominations for the 2010 Premiers Community Volunteering Awards close Wednesday March 24 and can be made on telephone 1800 092 032 or online at www.awardsaustralia.com/pcva.
Volunteers available to help at playgroup
Volunteer Services is run by Warrnambool City Council for Victoria's south west region to recruit volunteers to help organisations and community groups deliver their services. If interested in finding a volunteer to help you run your playgroup please contact Ruth Henshall on 5559 4914 or email rhenshall@warrnambool.vic.gov.au.
Playgroups in bushfire risk areas
Playgroup Victoria recommends that playgroups in bushfire risk areas become familiar with CFA bushfire preparedness, survival plan suggestions and scale of fire danger ratings, and have a clear understanding of their venue's emergency plans. Read more.
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Members now have access to the Members login. Username: playgroup. Password: book.
PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT YET ABLE TO ACCEPT MEMBERSHIP PAYMENTS ONLINE. Find all forms required to renew or join here.
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