Bendigo Community Health Services - smalltalk Supported Playgroup

Bendigo Community Health Services is proud to bring you smalltalk Supported Playgroup. 

It is a free playgroup with a program that’s been designed to help parents be their best selves while raising happy, healthy children. It’s a set of evidence-based strategies that can be used to provide an environment for kids to thrive in. 

Aged for children under five, it is delivered by a qualified facilitator in a supported playgroup setting that runs for two hours, with a free morning tea included. It’s also offered to individual families in their home.

The program aims to increase:

• The quality and frequency of parents’ interactions with their children.
• The level of stimulation in the home environment.
• Parental self-care
• Parenting confidence.
• Parents’ connection to their community and local services.

smalltalk supported playgroup runs during school terms. Locations and times are: 

• Heathcote: Mondays, 10am-12pm @ Holy Rosary Primary
• Kangaroo Flat: Tuesdays, 9.30-11.30am @ Kidzspace, 19 Helm Street
• Eaglehawk North: Wednesdays, 10am-12pm @ Eaglehawk North Primary School
• Huntly: Thursdays, 9.30-11am @ Huntly Primary School
• California Gully: Fridays, 9.30-11.30am @ California Gully Primary School.

For more information and eligibility criteria visit bchs.com.au/smalltalk-supported-playgroup

For more information about the program itself please visit Smalltalk | Giving your kids a great start