What is playgroup?
Playgroup is for children aged 0-4 years and their parents or carers. Close to 36,000 families attend playgroup each week in all corners of Victoria at community venues such as maternal and child health centres, kindergartens, halls, community centres and primary schools.
Playgroups are as different as the people in them. Some of the different models include Roster, Paid leader and Special interest playgroups.
What children get from playgroup
Playgroup-aged children are going through a stage of rapid brain and skill development. At playgroup children can:
develop their skills of cooperation through music, group singing, free play and snack time
develop verbal and non verbal communication skills through their contact with other children and adults
develop fine and gross motor skills
gain better body control, hand to eye coordination, spatial awareness and balance when they play with balls, sand, blocks, puzzles, playdough, paint and paste
discover shape, size, texture, quantity and consistency when they play with dough and clay
learn to recognise colours, develop fine motor skills and express emotions by experimenting with paint, collage, chalk, crayons and stamps
extend their experience of literacy in a social environment.
Why adults go to playgroup
Playgroup can be a lifeline to parents with children aged 0-4 years who might not have any other opportunity to get to know local parents going through similar experiences.
We hear from lots of parents each year at Playgroup Victoria . These are some of their reasons for attending playgroup.
"Friendship."
"The playgroup has been going for years and there's a good supply of toys, play equipment, books and a great outdoor area."
"It's giving my child some stimulating experiences in a relaxed, informal setting."
"It opens up the community to you. Before I went to playgroup I had no idea where the best places were to go locally for a good children's doctor or that you could go to the hall down the road for immunisations."
"I want to meet people who
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