Annual Report - Playgroup Victoria

VisionFun, learning and friendship at playgroup for all Victorian familiesMissionTo promote, resource and encourage vital, resilient and diverse playgroups that meet family andcommunity needsValuesPlay based learningParents as first educatorsVolunteers and caregiversAccessibility and inclusionEmpowering othersCommunity capacity buildingPrincipled governanceClear communicationStrategic objectivesBe a peak body for Victorian playgroupsBe relevant and responsive to a growing membershipRaise the profile of Playgroup VictoriaBe an accountable, viable organisationHistoryDuring the 1960s and 1970s, hundreds of playgroups were scattered throughout Melbourne andcountry Victoria and there emerged a need to connect these groups with people wanting to startand join playgroups. To do this, a group of hardworking volunteers and playgroups set up a base inthe Brunswick offices of Community Child Care, and interested people were invited to call to discusspoints of interest or problems each Monday morning. The response was so great that a steeringcommittee drove the eventual establishment of the Victorian Playgroup Association in 1974.The playgroup movement grew in Australia and by 1975 every state and territory had set up aplaygroup association. The Playgroup Council of Australia was formed in Canberra in 1984. Thisfederation of associations is now known as Playgroup Australia.Playgroup Victoria Inc.346 Albert StreetBrunswick VIC 3056p: 1800 171 882f: 9380 6733e: pgvic@playgroup.org.auwww.playgroup.org.auABN: 13 094 186 877