Census Week Has Begun!
7th-13th of September 2026
This week we are asking all Playgroup leaders to collect attendance data for all playgroup sessions delivered this week. This includes your regular playgroup sessions, as well as any one-off or pop-up events taking place during the week. Counting playgroup attendance is incredibly important. It helps us highlight the impact of local playgroups and demonstrate the vital role they play in supporting children, families and communities.
For The Love Of Play Podcast – Season Three Out Now!
For the Love of Play is a podcast by Playgroup Victoria exploring childhood, family, community and belonging. Play is an inherent thing within all of us and in this podcast, we talk with a variety of people – about what play is, how it helps people grow, how it brings us together, how it helps us to get out of our comfort zone and how it lets us work through challenges while nurturing our families and authentic selves.
Whether you are a parent, carer, educator, or just someone curious about childhood, community and culture – come along with us as we explore, live, learn and grow through play!
Playgroup Stories
Raywood Playgroup
Little Farmers Playgroup
Boorai Playgroup
Interviews
Hannah Moloney
Jane Caro
The Mik Maks
Training Opportunities
Peep Learning Together Programme – Professional Development Training Sessions
Spaces available for 2026 training sessions
The Peep Learning Together Programme empowers parents to make the most of everyday learning opportunities. Singing, sharing books and stories, talking about a wide range of ideas, thoughts and feelings – these interactions all contribute to enriched learning. The Peep Learning Together Programme Training is for practitioners who work with parents and babies/young children. We love running this training and can see the benefits for those who participate!
Playgroup in the News
19 March 2025 | WIN News Ballarat: National Playgroup Week Play Day
Programs and Projects
Partners
Playgroup Victoria acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community and we pay our respect to them, their cultures and to the elders past and present.
