Annual Report - Playgroup Victoria

2009 HIGHLIGHTS• Winner Minister for Children and Early ChildhoodDevelopment Award for Support of Playgroups Affected byBushfires Project• Additional funding from FaHCSIA to support playgroupsaffected by the Victorian bushfires• New intergenerational playgroup research project fundedby DHS in partnership with the National Ageing ResearchInstitute and Barwon Health• Developed and facilitated the SPPI Southern RegionNetwork of Municipal Playgroup Development Officersfunded by DEECD• 20 different Year of Active Play activities and 15 differentarticles on healthy food, health issues and parenting bystaff and specialist writers in Playgrouper magazine• 6 Year of Healthy Choices A to Z playsheets developed forparents to use at playgroup and at home• Playgroup Victoria maintains strong commitment toAboriginal and Torres Straight Islander playgroups throughfree membership, the Koorie Playgroup Kits, the KooriePlaygroup Network, regular articles in Playgrouper andmoving the association strongly towards being culturallycompetent• Number of MyTime groups facilitated by Playgroup Victoriaincreases; two coalitions of 16 groups forms• CCCH evaluation of ISP in the City of Greater Dandenongcompleted; ISP funding from FaHCSIA renewed for 2009-2011• 22 Playgroup Victoria staff attend Playgroup Australia’sPower of Play conference• Supported Playgroup and Parent Groups extend from14 to 29 municipalities doubling Playgroup Victoria’scommitment to this program• Focus on Playgroup Victoria being a learning organisationgives staff opportunities to upgrade their qualifications andattend internal and external seminars and workshops82009 Playgroup Victoria Year of Active Play