Playgroup Directory
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Includes Botany, City of
Sydney, Marrickville,
Randwick, Rockdale,
Waverly & Woollhara local
government areas.
An initiative of The South Randwick
Community Hub Partnership
Inside you will find details of playgroups in the above local
Last Updated September 2012
government areas. Playgroups are either supported by a
To make any corrections or to update playgroup details please contact Rhiannon
on 9349-8200 or [email protected]
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facilitator or can be unsupported and run by parents or
volunteers. All playgroups listed under playgroup NSW
incur a $39 annual membership fee and around $3 per
session. A specialised index is located at the end.
Botany Council
Playgroup Organisation
Botany Bubs- Supported Playgroup
Days and Type
Friday- For children under 2 years
Time & Cost
10-11:30am
Free
Venue/Location & Contacts
13 Banksia Street
Botany
Phone: 9666 5047
Dad’s Playgroup, Randwick and
Botany supported Playgroup
Saturday- For Dad’s to take their
children, the 3rd Saturday of each month
beginning August 18th.
10-11:30am
Free
13 Banksia Street
Botany
Phone: 9666 5047
Randwick & Botany Supported
Playgroup Service
Monday
Thursday- Multicultural Playgroup in the
park
9:30-11am
10- 11am
$4 per session
Daceyville Public School,
Joffre Cres, Daceyville
Eastlakes Reserve off Evans, Barber & Longworth Roads
13 Banksia Street
Botany
Phone: 9666 5047
10-12midday
10-12midday
Gold coin donation
Eastlakes Public School
Gardeners’ Rd Public School, Eastlakes
Phone: 8338 8506
10-11:30am
10-11:30am
10-11:30am
$5 per session
72 Maloney Street, Eastlakes (playgroup locations &
organisation address the same)
Phone: 9667 4664
13 Banksia Street Botany.
South East Neighbourhood
Tuesday-Multicultural
Centre Supported PlaygroupsMonday- coordinated with Tafe
Shop 68-Eastlakes Shopping Centre,
Eastlake’s
The Deli Women and Children’s
Centre Supported Playgroups
Mondays
Tuesday
Wednesday
1. Updated September 2012
City of Sydney
Playgroup Organisation
Alexandria Park Community
Centre Supported Playgroup
Day & Type
Monday- Music and movement
Thursday- Multicultural playgroup
Friday- ages 3-5 enrolling in Alexandria
Park School.
Tuesday- For parents under 25
Time & Cost
10-12midday
10-12midday
9:30-11:30am
$2 per session
10:30-12:30pm
Venue/Location & contacts
Corner of Power Avenue and Park Rd,
Alexandria
Phone: 9319-3207
Lennox House Children’s Activity
Centre
Monday-Friday
9-11am
$3 per family
196 Australia Street, Newtown
Phone: 9519 3839
Newtown Playgroup
Tuesday
Thursday
9:30:12:30pm
9:30-12:30pm
Newtown Public School, OOSH Cottage,
Whitehorse Street, Newtown
Phone: 0424 003 793
Newtown Neighbourhood Centre
Supported Playgroup
Wednesday
10-12midday
1 Bedford Street, Newtown
Phone: 9564 7310
Playgroup NSW- Erskinville
Rainbow babies & kids,
Supported Playgroups
Thursday-For children with same sex
carers/parents.
10-12midday
Joseph Sargeant Community Centre, 60 Prospect
St, Erskinville NSW 2043
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Glebes Schools
Community Centre, Supported
playgroups
Tuesday
Wednesday- Music Group
Thursday- Indigenous Group
10-12 midday
9:30-11:30am
10-12 midday
Glebe Public School, 9-25 Derwent Street
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Glebe Galloping
Giraffes
Tuesday
Thursday
10-12 midday
10-12midday
St Johns Anglican Church, Glebe Point Road ,
Glebe NSW 2037
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Glebe MyTime,
Supported Playgroups
Monday- For children with
developmental delays or a disability
10-11:30am
10-12midday
Glebe Schools Community Centre
Glebe Public School Derwent St, Glebe 2037
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
NCIE, 180 George Street Redfern
Phone: health on 8788-4288
2. Updated September 2012
City of Sydney Council Continued
Playgroup Organisation
Day & Type
Time & Cost
Venue/Location & Contacts
Playgroup NSW- Millers Point
Tuesday
10-12 midday
Monday
Tuesday- For children under 1
Wednesday
Thursday- For children under 1
10-12midday
10:30-12:30pm
1-3pm
10-12 midday
KGV Recreational Centre, Cumberland Street
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Pyrmont Community Centre parent led
playgroups
Friday- Klubko Czech Playgroup
Wednesday-open
10-12midday
10-11:30am
$2 per session + membership
fee
Pyrmont Community Centre Cnr John & Mount St
Pyrmont NSW 2009
Phone: 9692 8420 (Klubko Czech), 0430 595744 (open)
SDN Ngara Nanga Mai & Mudgin-gal
Monday- Aboriginal playgroup
11-1pm, light lunch provided
Mudgin-gal Aboriginal Corporation Women’s Centre, 223
Abercombie Street, Chippendale
Phone:9698 9125
Save the Children Supported Playgroup
Monday
Monday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday
10-11:30am, No costs involved
10-12 midday
1-2:30pm
10-12 midday
9:30-11:30am
1-2:30pm
10-12midday
Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre, 405 Crown Street,
Woolloomooloo Playgroup, Cnr Dowling & Plunkett
Street
Alexandria Park, Park Rd
Redfern Park, Cnr Redfern & Elizabeth St
Waterloo Green, Raglan Street
Ward Park, Devonshire Street, Surry Hills
Tote Park, Joyton Avenue, Zetland
Phone: 0422 377 574
Woolloomooloo
Tuesday
10-12 midday
Juanita Neilson Centre, Cnr Nicholson & Dowling St,
Woolloomooloo
Phone: 8374 6322
Playgroup NSW- Rozelle Rascals
665a Neighbourhood Centre Darling Street
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
3. Updated September 2012
Marrickville Council
Playgroup Organisation
Magic Yellow Bus Mobile
Supported Playgroups
Day & Type
Monday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Time and Cost
All playgroups run from 9:30
to 12:30pm
No costs involved
Venue/Locations Contacts
Petershem Park, On West & Station Street.
McNeilly Park, Jersey St
Tillman Park, Unwins Bridge Rd
Camperdown Memorial Rest Park, Federation Rd,
Lennox and Church Sts
Steel Park 531-565 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville South
Enmore Park, Enmore Rd and Black St
Johnson Park, Constitution Rd Dulwich Hill
Phone: 0412 921 540
Marrickville West Public School,
Livingstone Road near Beauchamp St
Phone: 9558 4036
Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Multi Mix Mob- Connect
Marrickville
Monday- Supported playgroup for
babies
Monday- Japanese parent led group
Tuesday- Indigenous playgroup
Tuesday- Rainbow Babies
Friday- Supported open group
Saturday- Tongan, Fiji Multilingual
10-12 midday
Playgroup NSW- Dulwich Hill
Wednesday
10-12midday
Dulwich Hill Senior Citizens Hall, 12 Seaview St
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Enmore Park
Wednesday
Wednesday- For children under 1
10-12midday
12-2pm
Enmore Park Resource Centre, Cnr Enmore and
Victoria Road
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Kalimera Kids
Playgroup, Dulwich Hill
Friday- Greek Playgroup
11:30am-1:30pm
Seaview St Hall, Seaview St, Dulwich St
Phone: 0414 777 600
Playgroup NSW- Marrickville
Dads
Saturday- playgroup for fathers
10-12midday
Marrickville Public School, 116 Thompson Street
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
10-12midday
10-2pm
9:30-11:30am
9:30-11:30am
9:30-11:30am
4. Updated September 2012
Marrickville Council continued
Playgroup Organisation
Day & Type
Time & Cost
Venue/Location & Contacts
Playgroup NSW- Marrickville
PlayConnect
Thursday- For children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or ASD like
symptoms
10-12 midday
Marrickville Public School , 116 Thompson Street
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Marrickville
Hypotonia Supported playgroup
Friday- for children with Hypotonia
10-12 midday
Marrickville Public School, 116 Thompson Street
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
5. Updated September 2012
Randwick Council
Playgroup Organisation
Anklebiters Playgroup
Day & Type
Thursday- For families a part of the
defence force
Time & Cost
9:30-11:30am
Venue/Location & Contacts
Randwick Barracks, Corner Avoca Street & Bundock
Street
Phone: 9337 3314
Kooloora supported playgroup
Monday
Wednesday
10-12midday
10-12midday
167 Bilga Crs, Malabar (playgroup and organisation at
the same location)
Phone: 9661 9160
Lifestart supported playgroup
Wednesday- for children with
intellectual disability or development
delay. Incorporates MyTime.
10-12:30pm
$5 per family
Maroubra Baptist Church
139 Garden St on the Cnr Haig and Maroubra Lane.
Phone: 9344 4081
Playgroup NSW- Clovelly PlayConnect
Supported playgroup
Thursday- For children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or ASD like
symptoms
9:30am-11:30am
Burnie St Community Centre, Burnie St
Phone: 9684 5273
Playgroup NSW- Clovelly Playgroup
Monday-Wednesday
Saturday
9:30-11:30am
10-12midday
$4 per session
Burnie St Community Centre, Burnie St
www.clovellyplaygroup.com
Playgroup NSW- Clovelly
PlayPlus supported playgroup
Tuesday- For children under 2 years
Tuesday- For children above 2 years
Both playgroups are led by teachers
9-10:15am
10:30-12midday
$15-$17
Burnie St Community Centre, Burnie St
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Coogee
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday-German speaking playgroup
All playgroups run from
9:30-11:30am
$5 per family
Dolphin Street Playgroup Hall, Corner Dolphin and
Mount Street.
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
6. Updated September 2012
Randwick Council Continued
Playgroup Organisation
Playgroup NSW- La Perouse
Day & Type
Wednesday- Indigenous playgroup for
Young
Time & Cost
10-11:30am
Venue/Location & Contacts
La Perouse Community Health Centre, 1 Elaroo Ave
Phone: 8347 4800
Playgroup NSW- Maroubra
Wednesday
9:30-11:30am
St Mary & St Joseph Church
Cnr Gregory St & Malabar Rd
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Randwick & Botany Supported
Playgroup Service
Monday- Indonesian Playgroup
Wednesday-Families of children
with Additional Needs
Wednesday-Bengali Group
10-11:30am
10-11:30am
Tuesday
10-11:30am
$4 per session
Church of Christ-399 Anzac Parade Kensington
Lifestart Partnership, Maroubra Baptist Church
139 Garden St
Matraville Public School, 310 Bunnerong Road
Matraville
Coral Sea Park, Yorktown Parade, Maroubra
Phone: 9666 5047
Randwick Miracle Babies
Nurture Group, parent led playgroup
with an allied health professional
visiting each week.
Thursday- focus on the needs of
premature and sick children
10:30-12:30pm
Randwick Community Centre, 27 Munda Street
http://www.miraclebabies.org.au
Phone: 9724 8999
Randwick parent led playgroups
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday- focus is on children under 2
years old, however all are welcome.
All Playgroups run from
10-12midday
$4 per session
Randwick Literacy Institute, 60 Clovelly Road
Phone: 0415 446 916
10-11:30am
No Costs involved
The Little Bay Coast Centre for Seniors, Corner Pine
Ave and Ewing Ave, Little Bay
Phone: 9349 8200
13 Banksia Street Botany.
The Junction Neighbourhood Centre
Friday- multicultural
Supported playgroup
Shop 2, 669-673 Anzac Parade, Maroubra
9:30-11.00am
7. Updated September 2012
Rockdale Council
Playgroup Organisation
Day & Type
Time & Cost
Venue/Locations & Contacts
Arncliffe parent led playgroups
(Playgroup NSW)
MondayTuesdayWednesday- Arabic
Thursday Friday- For children under 2
All playgroups run from
10am- 12midday
Coronation Hall
Cnr Barden & Stanley Streets
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Brighton Le Sands Bunnies
Monday
Tuesday- For children under 2
Wednesday
10-12 midday
10-12 midday
10-12midday
St Andrews Church 43 Kings Road
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Bexley Playgroup
Tuesday
Thursday
10-12midday
10-12midday
Uniting Church, 29 Gladstone Street
Bexley NSW 2207
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
[email protected]
Playgroup NSW- Kogarah Baby Play
Volunteer run playgroup
Tuesday
Thursday
1-3pm
10-12midday
Kogarah Uniting Church 16-18 Gray
Street
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Kogarah Little Dragons
Tuesday- under 2’s
Thursday- general
1pm
10-12midday
Gold coin donation
Kogarah Uniting Church 16-18 Gray
Street
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Kogarah St Pauls
Tuesday
Thursday
10-12 midday
10-12 midday
St Pauls Anglican Church, 57 Princes
Highway
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Playgroup NSW- Rockdale Littlies
Parent led playgroup
Thursday- for children under 1
10:30-12midday
1 Lister Avenue Rockdale
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
8. Updated September 2012
Waverly Council
Playgroup Organisation
Day & Type
Time & Cost
Venue/Location & Contacts
Bondi Beach Playgroups
Parent led playgroup
Monday
Monday- For children under 1
Tuesday
Tuesday- Spanish Speaking
Wednesday- German
Thursday
Thursday- For children over 2
Friday- For children under 1
Friday- For children under 3
9:30-1130am
11:30-1:30pm
9:45-11:45am
3-5pm
9:30-11:30am
9:30-11:30am
3-5pm
12-2p,m
3:30-4:30pm
$69 annual fees
$5 per session for Playgroup NSW
members who are visiting
North Bondi, Corner Wairoa Ave & Brighton
Boulevard.
www.bondibeachplaygroups.org.au
see website for individual group leader contact
details
Bondi Beach PlaygroupsParent led playgroup
Tuesday- Russian playgroup
Friday
10-12midday
9:30-11:30am
$69 annual fees
$5 per session for Playgroup NSW
members who are visiting
Thomas Hogan Reserve , Francis Street
www.bondibeachplaygroups.org.au
see website for individual group leader contact
details
Bondi Yeshiva Tots
Monday-Friday
Jewish playgroup
All playgroups run from
8:30-10:30am
Yeshiva Centre, 36 Flood Street Bondi
Phone: 0409 555 999
Time for Us Supported Playgroup
Tuesday
Wednesday
10-12 midday
10-12midday
$ 3per session
The Joshua Hall, Level 2, Church in the
Marketplace, 400 Oxford St, Bondi
Phone: 9837 2300
9. Updated September 2012
Woollahra Council
Playgroup Organsaition
Day & Type
Time & Cost
Venue/Location & Contacts
Holdsworth Community Centre & Services Monday to Friday
Supported Playgroups
Various activates coincide
with playgroups during the
week such as Baby Days
which involves talks on
relevant subjects (Tues,Wed
Thurs), StoryTime with a
Librarian the first Tuesday of
every month, Funky Moves
Monday and Friday at 11am
(extra costs involved), and
Sports fundamentals group
for over 2 and a half.
All playgroups run from 9:30-12:30
$ 9 per session for non-members
$6 per session for members of
Holdsworth.
64 Holdsworth Street Woollahra (location of
playgroup same as organisation address).
Phone: 9302 3600
www.holdsworth.org.au
[email protected]
Playgroup NSW- Vaucluse Playgroup
Volunteer led playgroup
Monday
Tuesday- For children under 2
Wednesday
Friday
9:30-11:30am
3-5pm
9:30-11:30am
9:30-11:30am
Kimberly reserve, Military Road.
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
Rushchutters Bay Supported Playgroup
Tuesday
Friday
Thursday- for babies
9:30-11:30am
9:30-11:30am
10:30-12midday
KU Pre School, 7A Waratah Street.
Phone: 9684-5273 (Playgroup NSW)
10. Updated September 2012
INDEX
Type of Playgroup
Aboriginal
Suburb/ Organisation
Marrickville Public School, p.4
Glebe, p.2
Redfern p.2
La Perouse, p.5
Local Council Area
Marrickville
City of Sydney
City of Sydeny
Ranwick
Additional Needs
Maroubra, p.5
Maroubra, p.5
Randwick
Randwick
Arabic
Arncliffe, p.7
City of Sydney
Autism/ Asperger’s
Clovelly, p.5
Marrickville, p. 4
Randwick
Marrickville
Babies group
Marrickville,p.4
Bondi (Bondi beach playgroups),p.8
Kogarah, p.7
Rushcutters Bay, p.9
Marrickville
Waverly
Rockdale
Woollhara
Bengali
Matraville (Randwick & Botany playgroups), p.1
Randwick
Czech
Pyrmont , p.2
City of Sydney
Dads
Marrickville, p.4
Botany, p.1
Marrickville
Botany
Defence force
Randwick,p.5
Randwick
Developmental Delays
Maroubra,p.5
Glebe,p.3
Randwick
City of Sydney
11. Updated September 2012
Type of playgroup
German
Suburb & Page number
Bondi (Bondi beach playgroups),p.8
Coogee , p.5
Local Council Area
Waverly
Randwick
Marrickville, p.4
Marrickville
Marrickville, p.4
Marrickville
Randwick
Japanese
Kensington, (Randwick & Botany playgroup service)
p.1
Marrickville, p. 4
Jewish
Bondi, p.8
Waverly
Multicultural
Alexandria, p.2
Eastlakes (SENC), p.1
Eastlakes (Randwick & Botany playgroup service),
p.1
Maroubra, p.6
City of Sydney
Botany
Botany
Music & Movement
Glebe, p.2
Alexandria, p.2
City of Sydney
City of Sydney
Parents of the same sex
Marrickville, p.4
Erskenville, p.2
Marrickville
City of Sydney
Premature Babies
Randwick , p.6
Randwick
Russian
Bondi,p.8
Waverly
Spanish
Bondi,p.8
Waverly
Tongan
Botany ,p.1
Botany
Greek
Hypertonia
Indonesian
Marrickville
Randwick
12. Updated September 2012