Are you a parent wanting to start your own Playgroup? Maybe your parent's group would like to become a Playgroup?
Playgroup SA offers Playgroup Registration to promote and provide support for you and your playgroup. Training includes starting a playgroup, creating inclusive environments, and additional training modules on Child Development and Play. Playgroup SA provides insurance for your community playgroup and can help negotiate and source venues for you to run the playgroup. Families attending a community playgroup must enrol with Playgroup SA by their third visit.
Cost of Registration
All Playgroup Registrations run on a calendar year basis.
$40 Silver Cover (Jan - Dec)
- Includes all benefits and contents insurance
up to $10,000
$75 Gold Cover (Jan - Dec)
- Includes all benefits and contents insurance
up to $50,000
Benefits of Playgroup Registration
The BENEFITS of your Playgroup Registration includes:
- Playgroup Session Plans assist Coordinators with planned activities covering all domains of development.
- Promotion and Referral of your Playgroup to the general public who enquire about Playgroups in their local area.
- Playgroup Support via phone, email and/or Playgroup visits with Playgroup SA’s Playgroup Community Impact Team.
- Online Training: Learning modules including running a playgroup, inclusive playgroup environments and child development and play.
- Discounted Professional Training offered by Playgroup SA including workshops and free attendance at Communities of Practice.
- Free Safe Environments for Children & Young People Training (formerly Child Safe Environmental training) is provided FREE for Playgroup Coordinators when a Playgroup registers.
- Coordinator News: An electronic newsletter designed to support coordinators in their role.
- Support from Playgroup SA Marketing team: Promotion for your Playgroup on Playgroup SA Facebook page (more than 15,000 engaged followers), Playgroup SA can advertise your Playgroup to help attendance numbers. Assistance with marketing or promotion for National Playgroup Week, Children's Week and Book Week activities, along with any other events that your Playgroup may hold throughout the year.
- Auspice grants for your Playgroup & support for grant writing. Playgroup SA can support your Playgroup to apply for grants that may help with resources and events. Playgroup SA can also auspice your grant, reducing barriers when applying for funding.
- Venue Support & Assistance: Including lease negotiation and seeking of storage solutions.
- Public Liability Insurance: $20,000,000 Public Liability Cover.
- Contents insurance: Playgroup SA provides two levels of contents insurance to Playgroups depending on what coverage they require.