30 playgroups in Melbourne

Aspendale Gardens · Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 to 11am, walk in (last 2026 session 10 December) · $8 per family, no booking

Box Hill · Baby Rhymetime (0 to 12 months) Mondays 10:30 to 11am. Toddler Storytime (up to 3) Thursdays 10:30 to 11am. School terms · Free

Braybrook · Mondays 10am to 12pm · Free

Bundoora · Weekday two-hour sessions, Monday to Friday 9 to 11am, plus 11:30am to 1:30pm most days. Runs through school holidays too · $50 per family per term ($35 concession), covers one weekly session. Free trial first

Camberwell · Open age Wednesdays 12:30 to 2:30pm, infants (3 to 15 months) Thursdays 1 to 3pm, facilitated Fridays 9:30 to 11:30am · $6 casual or $50 per term. Facilitated Friday group $20 casual or $150 per term. Visit a few sessions free first

Carlton · Tuesdays 10 to 11:30am, school terms · Cost not listed, email via the church's kids page

Carrum Downs · Tuesdays and Thursdays, morning sessions of about 1.5 hours between 9:30am and 12pm, school terms · $5 per child per session, $2 for each extra child over 12 months, under 12 months free

Cheltenham · Baby Time (0 to 18 months) Mondays 11:30am. Storytime (3 to 5) Thursdays 10:10am. School terms · Free, no bookings

Coburg · Fridays 10:30am to 12pm, school terms · Gold coin donation per session, no need to register

Coburg · Wednesdays 10 to 11am, school terms · $7 per session, no registration needed

Coburg · Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am to 12pm, school terms · $63 to $135 per term, book ahead (places limited)

Doncaster East · Wednesdays and Thursdays 9:30 to 11:30am, school terms (Term 4 2026: 7 Oct to 3 Dec) · $90 per family per term, registration required

Fawkner · Fridays 9:30 to 11:30am, school terms · $2 per family, no need to register

Glen Huntly · Tuesdays 10am to 12pm, school terms (Term 4 2026: 6 Oct to 15 Dec) · $40 per family per term, book online

Glen Waverley · Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays 10 to 11:30am, school terms · $80 per family per term (2026), discount for health care card holders, one week free trial

Glenroy · Thursdays and Fridays 9 to 10:30am, school terms · Free, just drop in

Hampton · Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30 to 11:30am. Single-parent playgroup The Village, Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:30am · $6 per family per session paid by term, or $10 casual. The Village is free

Ivanhoe · Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30 to 11:30am, school terms (Thursday group has a waitlist) · Term booking through the centre, fees shown when you book

Lalor · Fridays 9:30 to 11:30am, school terms (Term 4 2026: 5 Oct to 11 Dec) · $50 per child or $60 per family per term ($35 / $45 concession), under 6 months free

Montmorency · Mondays and Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:30am, school terms (Term 4 runs to 7 and 8 December) · Cost not listed, email playgroup@montycc.org to check availability

Murrumbeena · Mondays and Fridays 9:30 to 11:30am (closed public holidays) · $15 casual, $70 per term or $170 per year, members come as often as they like

Noble Park North · Mondays and Thursdays 10am to 12pm, school terms (Term 4 2026 to 18 Dec) · $3 per family per session (cash), register at the centre

Prahran · Mondays and Thursdays 9:30 to 11:30am, school terms (Term 4 runs to 11 Dec). Japanese playgroup Mondays 11:45am to 2:45pm · Fees in the term program guide, register online first

Seville · Drop-in playgroup Mondays 10am to 12pm. Parent-led playgroup Tuesdays 9:30 to 11am. School terms · Monday drop in $5 per session. Tuesday group $25 per family per term

St Kilda · Sessions Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm timetable, booking needed for every session · $30 per year membership ($15 health care card), covers unlimited sessions

Sunbury · Drop in and Play Tuesdays 1 to 3pm, school terms. Messy Play Tuesdays or Wednesdays 10 to 11:30am (term enrolment) · Drop in and Play free, no booking. Messy Play $100 per 10-week term, siblings included

Sunshine West · Thursdays 10am to 12pm, school terms (Term 4 2026: 8 Oct to 17 Dec) · $3 per family per session, or $33 per family per term

Thornbury · Mondays 9am to 2pm (9am to 12pm indoor and outdoor, 12 to 2pm outdoor only). Drop in any time, walk-ins welcome · $5 for one child, $10 for two or more children, adults free

West Footscray · Fridays 10am to 12pm, drop in. Plus a Saturday playgroup about monthly, 10 to 11:30am (28 Nov is the next) · Friday cost not listed. Saturday playgroup gold coin donation

Williams Landing · Rhyme Time Wednesdays 10:15 and 11:30am, Fridays 10:30am and 2pm, school terms (last session for 2026 is 28 Nov). Baby Time Mondays 10:30am · Free, no booking for these sessions (arrive early, spaces limited)