Join us in celebrating excellence amongst the playgroup community

Welcome to the 2024 Playgroup Awards, a celebration of excellence and dedication within our playgroup community across South Australia. These awards recognise the remarkable efforts of playgroups, facilitators, and volunteers who have made significant contributions to the development and well-being of children and families.

Playgroups are a critical component of community infrastructure, providing enriching play and learning experiences, supporting social connections, and bringing families together. The awards honour those who go above and beyond to create inclusive, supportive, and stimulating environments where children can thrive, and families can find the support they need.

The categories for this year's awards include:

Excellence in Inclusion at Playgroup: Recognising playgroups that create accessible and inclusive environments, ensuring all children and families feel welcomed and valued.

Excellence in Intergenerational Play and Practice: Honouring playgroups that foster meaningful interactions between different generations, enhancing the wellbeing of both children and older adults.

Excellence in Family Support and Empowerment: This award will selected on the basis of results from the Parental Empowerment and Efficacy survey distributed by playgroup to all families in April 2024. There will be no nomination process for this award.

Excellence in Supported Playgroup Facilitation: Acknowledging outstanding facilitation of supported playgroups, which cater to families with diverse needs and  support them build social support networks.

Playgroup of the Year: The pinnacle award recognising an all-around exemplary playgroup that demonstrates exceptional quality in play and learning opportunities, community engagement, facilitator excellence, positive outcomes, and innovation.

These awards highlight the achievements of individual playgroups, and their coordinators and underscore the collective impact of our community's dedication to early childhood development.

Please click on the category to submit your nomination.

Please click here for criteria.