News Articles


It takes a village to raise a child ​ (14 October, 2022)
Intergenerational Playgroups were thriving until COVID hit (4 October, 2022)
Supported Playgroups in Catholic Education (18 August, 2022)
Early development checks for SA (17 August, 2022)
New Wiggle and Wonder playgroup to form a tight knit community (29 June, 2022)
New Playgroup a hit with locals, Border Chronicle (15 February, 2021)
Care packages help struggling families across SA, The Advertiser (27 July, 2020)
Playgroup SA Facebook livestreams for isolated kids during coronavirus pandemic, The Advertiser (4 April, 2020)
Creating a virtual village: online playgroup groups connecting young families, Essential Baby (April 2020)
Coronavirus shutdown sees virtual playgroup membership numbers skyrocket, ABC News (24 March, 2020)
Connecting the young and the young at heart, Kiddo Mag (13 November, 2019)
Playgroup SA Intergenerational Playgroups, Play and Go Adelaide (1 September, 2019)
Playgroup SA partners with Eldercare for intergenerational learning, The Sector (8 April, 2019)
Ageless play program lifting spirits among aged care residents and children alike, ABC Adelaide (4 April, 2019)
Morrison Government boosts funding for Playgroup Australia to support children with disability, Minister for Families and Social Services (30 March, 2019)
Playgroup good for elderly too, Adelaide Hills Weekender Herald (3 August, 2017)


Media Releases

Playgroup SA Royal Comission Media Release (28 August, 2023)
Playgroup at the Zoo and launch of National Playgroup Statement (21 October, 2022)
New resource for parents launched by Playgroup SA (1 April, 2016)
New national report shows major Playgroup benefits (24 March, 2016)
Kapara Intergenerational Playgroup (16 November, 2015)
Playgroup at the Zoo! (20 October, 2015)


Research, Reports and Statements

National Playgroup Statement (2022)
Playgroup SA Reach and Impact  (2021-2022)
Playgroup SA Reach and Impact (2020)
A review of community Playgroups (2020)
Australian Early Development Census National Report (2018)​
The reach of Playgroups across Australia and their benefits for children’s development - A comparison of 2012 and 2015 AEDC data (2017)
Relationships Matter: The Social and Economic Benefits of Community Playgroups (2016)
Community Playgroup Quantitative Evaluation Report (6 April, 2016)