Playgroup At Pacific

Research shows attending playgroups benefit both children and their parents. The regular group supports children’s social development, eases the transition to school, and improves overall health while providing social and health support to parents, knowledge sharing, and learning opportunities.

At Pacific, we hold our playgroup “Little Blessings” every Friday during the school term from 9.00am to 11.00am in our Early Learning Centre.

While it is true children can play anywhere, playgroup has the added benefit of providing opportunities for playing with other children and practicing important social skills.

Importantly, playgroup also provides the opportunity where parents and children can play together, which is critical to children’s healthy development. By creating a space where parents and caregivers can spend time with their children, playgroups can enhance relationships through play.

The benefits of playgroup for children:

• Provide safe and nurturing environments where children can play and learn.
• Enhance healthy early brain development through play.
• Provide opportunities for children to create, invent, reason, and problem solve.
• Provide opportunities to build attachment between adults and children as they play together, and share time and experiences.
• Help children to learn social skills as they negotiate with peers, resolve conflict, take turns, share, and make friends.
• Help children to build resilience to enable them to cope with new situations and manage stress and adapt to change.

You are welcome to join us on Friday mornings. Please bring fruit for your child – we provide tea and coffee for you.

We look forward to meeting you!

Mrs Sue Zweck, Head of Teaching and Learning K-5