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Playgroup+ Membership
No expiry date, opt-out on request
- Complimentary access to the Playgroup+ Member Benefits Program with content, offers and events all aimed at helping you better navigate your parenting journey and manage with the rising cost of living
- Subscription to our monthly eNews that includes exclusive giveaways, competitions, activities, recipes and more.
- Gain access to Playgroups and other parent and carer support to assist families on their parenting journey.
- Assistance/support from the Playgroup NSW team to help find the Playgroup that is right for you, or help to start your own
Voting Membership
1-year term, renewed annually following the AGM. Must reapply after 3 years.
- Voting rights (compulsory) and participation in the voting process as appropriate
- Preparation for and attendance at periodic meetings online or in person such as the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- A requirement to remain current with company communications and respond to correspondence as required
- Obtain and keep a valid Working With Children Check
- Fulfil any COVID-19 Vaccination requirements in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Staying up to date with all company policies and procedures, and adhering to each as appropriate
- Playgroup+ membership
- This membership is required if you wish to become a PGNSW Board Director.
Organisation Membership
1-year term, renewed annually NOTE: Community Playgroups that are volunteer coordinator-run do not fall under this category. Community Playgroups do not need to purchase this membership to operate.
- Playgroup NSW mentoring (help and support to start and run your Playgroup)
- Exclusive online educational resources and activities for your Playgroup
- Access to Play Events
- Local Promotion
- Website Listing on the Playgroup NSW website to attract new members
- Monthly communication via email with anything that your organisation needs to know
Why become a Playgroup NSW Member?
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Developmental and social opportunities for your children -
Connect with parents -
Member access to exclusive competitions and giveaways -
Pathways to preschool -
Gain access to exclusive offers -
Access to the Playgroup+ Private Facebook Group -
Invites to exclusive events -
Access to Playgroups, Parent Support Groups & Community Services
Are you interested in giving your children the best possible start while making friends and creating your family’s social network through playgroup? Do you want access to nearly 800 playgroups offering nearly 1000 playgroup sessions each week? Is your organisation looking to join forces with Playgroup NSW, get insurance and receive promotion and referrals?
Families can attend two playgroup sessions complimentary and then need to become a Playgroup NSW member to continue to participate at your local playgroup.
By becoming a member of Playgroup NSW, your family or your organisation will become part of our trusted and established social network which has been a fixture of the community for over 45 years.
Benefits
Playgroup NSW Family Memberships give your family unlimited access to nearly 1000 playgroups across the state. Playgroup NSW members also receive fantastic benefits and discounts including:
Connect with others
Playgroup NSW offers parent support groups as well as Playgroups for parents to connect with other parents and for children to socialise with their peers in a safe and welcoming environment.
Playgroup NSW offers parent support groups as well as Playgroups for parents to connect with other parents and for children to socialise with their peers in a safe and welcoming environment.
School readiness
Playgroups offer children the ideal setting to build their confidence, improve their socialisation skills and also to further develop on building basic learning milestones, all through play!
Playgroups offer children the ideal setting to build their confidence, improve their socialisation skills and also to further develop on building basic learning milestones, all through play!
Parent peer support
Playgroup NSW offers so much more than just Playgroups. We also offer peer support groups for parents who want to connect with others in a similar situation, such as parents with children with a disability.
Playgroup NSW offers so much more than just Playgroups. We also offer peer support groups for parents who want to connect with others in a similar situation, such as parents with children with a disability.
Volunteering
Playgroup NSW offers a range of volunteering opportunities that our families and communities rely on to bring Playgroup to life each and every day! Find out more about how you can give back to your community here.
Playgroup NSW offers a range of volunteering opportunities that our families and communities rely on to bring Playgroup to life each and every day! Find out more about how you can give back to your community here.
Exclusive special offers
Private Facebook group
Competitions and giveaways
Insurance
Frequently asked questions
Voting Members have the opportunity to actively vote and participate in the Annual General Meeting and other relevant meetings, and submit questions to the board during this meeting. Voting members stay current with the business’ dealings throughout the year, to enable active participation in deciding appropriate company matters.
If you wish to actively participate and vote on matters at the Annual General Meeting, then Playgroup NSW Voting Membership will allow you to do so.
Playgroup NSW Voting Membership will be $85+gst per annum, which partially subsidises the administrative costs of managing members and holding relevant meetings.
All current family memberships will become Playgroup+ Memberships, gaining access to Playgroup+ Member Benefits (launching soon)!
Yes, all Playgroup NSW Voting Members will have access to Playgroup+.
- Organisational Membership is for organisations who are operating existing or starting new playgroups and wish to be associated with Playgroup NSW. Community Playgroups that are volunteer coordinator-run do not fall under this category.
- Your playgroup will be listed on the Playgroup NSW website for new family referrals and phone referrals service to your playgroup.
- The organisation must be a legal entity with their own insurance cover.
- There is an annual fee of $250.00.
- Families who attend Playgroups facilitated by Organisational Members, do not require individual Playgroup+ membership.
Family participants and staff members of Organisational Members, may gain access to Playgroup+ benefits by signing up as an individual Playgroup+ family member.
Playgroup+ is our new benefits program – launching in 2023 and designed to benefit families, by giving access to Playgroups and other parent and carer support to assist families on their parenting journey. Playgroup+ Membership also provides discounted products and services, and access to valuable family experiences. Playgroup+ membership is what you will need to continue to attend your local community playgroup.
Yes!
If you are an existing Playgroup NSW member, you will automatically have access to Playgroup+. If you are not an existing member, you can join Playgroup+ here. If you don’t want to become a paying voting member, and aren’t a business or organisation, the FREE Playgroup+ Membership option is the right one for you.
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Playgroup NSW acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures; to elders both past and present, and the children of today who will become the elders of tomorrow.