Are you looking for somewhere your child can socialise, play and learn? Somewhere for you to meet other parents and carers?
Camberwell Structured Playgroup could be the perfect place for you and your child!
Playgroup gives children, aged one to four, opportunity to develop friendships, learn how to share and fosters their individual identity.
Camberwell Structured Playgroup is run by a leader and follows a structure that is similar to Kinder, one of their leaders, Jenny Purvis, is even a retired Kinder teacher.
It is a wonderful way to prepare your child for the world, giving them the tools to learn from new play experiences and learning how to play together in a large unstructured format.
Committee Member Lisa Dimitroff says what sets the playgroup apart is its ability to allow children the benefit of unstructured play within a structured environment which works towards setting them up beautifully for kinder.
“There is a true focus on learning through play” she said.
Some of the activities that children can participate in are art and crafts, playdough, themed play areas, beautiful “garden like” outdoor area and sensory tables all set up by our wonderfully creative leaders.
Social skills are especially important when preparing children for the next step and playgroup is often the first setting where kids can learn social cues that are so valuable at kinder or when they go to school.
They naturally learn that some things are done at certain times, like eating together and engaging in story time on the mat. Parents are given the space and tools to engage with their children in a different setting to home where they can encourage their children to have the confidence to ask for help or not to give up just after one attempt
It is a relaxed environment where parents and carers can enjoy a cup of tea and share parenting stories – who knows, you might even make a new life-long friend.
After the first few sessions your child will be asking you “are we going to playgroup today?”, and you will be wishing it wasn’t only once a week.
