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Ooranga playgroups are coordinated by trained early childhood professionals and delivered in small communitites around Gunnedah

Playgroups give an opportunity to connect families, strengthen communities and enables children to learn through play. 

Ooranga playgroup sessions run for two hours, once per fortnight at each location. The playgroups provide both creative and structured learning activities for young children, helping them to explore and understand their world. Playgroup helps children develop their social skills, make friends and get ready for preschool and school. 

Playgroups enable parents and carers to spend quality time with their children while developing their own social networks in their community, making friends and sharing ideas and experiences. Ooranga playgroups can provide a link between families and other health and community services and provide a solid base for the development and maintenance of strong and resilient communities. 

The Ooranga playgroup also provides a Mobile Toy Library to families who live in rural and remote areas. The Mobile Toy Library provides quality resources and toys suited to young children and supports parents in their role as educators.

Join a Playgroup

Ooranga Playgroup $20 annual fee (payable once across all 3 Ooranga Services).

Playgroup Membership Form    Membership Form

Playgroup Venues

All Playgroups meet once per fortnight for 2 Hours.

 

Week 1
Week 2

 

Mullaley– Mullaley Hall on Monday from 9am
Boggabri - ooranga boggabri preschool on monday from 9:30am
Premer - Ooranga Premer Preschool on Monday from 12.30pm
Currabubula – Ooranga Currabubula Preschool on Tuesday from 9:30am.
Wallabadah – Wallabadah Hall on Tuesday from 9:30AM 
Spring Ridge – Spring Ridge Community Hall on Darby Street on Wednesday from 10am.
Somerton – Somerton Hall on Tuesday from 1pm
Willow Tree – Willow Tree Bowling Club on Thursday from 10am.
Emerald Hill – Emerald Hill Hall  on Wednesday from 10am.
Kelvin– Kelvin Hall on Friday from 9:30am. 
Pine Ridge – Pine Ridge Hall on Thursday from 10am.
 
Blackville - Blackville Primary School. Friday from 10am.

 

Contact Ooranga office on 02 6742 0603 for a playgroup schedule at your closest playgroup venue.

 

Our Staff

Kaitlin

Kaitlin

Renee

Renee

Policies

Ooranga Family Mobile Resource Unit Assoc. Inc. has developed policies and procedures which govern the day to day operation of its services.

Printed copies of our policies are located at the Ooranga office, each preschool venue and in the playgroup van and are available to all members. Ooranga policies are developed by staff and Ooranga members in accordance to the seven areas of the National Quality Standard. The policies, along with supporting operational procedures, assist staff and members to ensure the safety of children and adults in attendance at Ooranga services and guide the provision of quality early childhood education and care.

Policies are regularly reviewed by staff and the Ooranga Management Committee. Families are encouraged to read the Policies, ask staff if they have any questions and provide any suggestions for changes to improve the quality of Ooranga services.

All staff, volunteers and members are expected to abide by the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics.
A copy of these is available at Ooranga centres or online at the ECA website.

Early Childhood Education Act, Regulations and Guidelines