Find a Playgroup Map
Zoom out to see all playgroup locations across the Northern Territory. Click, hold and drag to move the view to your area. Each red Pin on the map represents one of the headings in the drop-down list below. Click on a red Pin for a quick look at which playgroups are held there (note that more than one Playgroup may be held at each Pin’s location).
Click here for a full list of Community & Supported Playgroups in the Northern Territory.
Playgroup House Marrara:
Defence Dandelions; Free Range Kids; German Playgroup; Little Wonders; Playgym; PlayConnect
Anula Primary School:
Anula Primary School
Nightcliff Uniting Church:
Kapok Playgroup; Rainbow Bee Eaters
Casuarina Uniting Church:
Sonseekers Playgroup
Rossiter St, Rapid Creek
Driver Family Resource Centre:
CALD; Tumbledown Tots
Palmerston Child and Family Centre
Frangipani Friends
Batchelor Area School
Batchelor Playgroup (Playsteps)
Berry Springs Primary School
Berry Springs Playgroup (Playsteps)
Fred's Pass Reserve
Fred’s Pass Reserve Playgroup, Lakeview Hall
Girraween Pre-school
Girraween Playgroup
Howard Springs Pre-school
Howard Springs Playgroup
Playgroup House Alice Springs
Alice Springs Family Daycare; Alice Springs Playgroup
ASEC Hall Alyangula
Alyangula Playgroup
4CS Building Nhulunbuy
Nhulunbuy Playgroup Association
Manthathpe Community Space
Mamay Marra Kathu Wurdanturturt Waran
Jabiru Courthouse
Jabiru Playgroup
Northern Suburbs
Playgroups held at Playgroup House Marrara (next to Darwin Toy Library):
Marrara Monday Playgym (community): Monday 9:00am-11:30am, Playgroup House Marrara. Contact Playgroup NT staff on 8945 7775 or email [email protected]
Little Wonders (community): Wednesday 9:00am-11:30am, Playgroup House Marrara. Contact Playgroup NT staff on 8945 7775 or email [email protected]
Anula Playgroup (held at the school): Wednesday 8:30am – 11:00am, Anula Primary School, After School Care Room Area 10. Contact School Front office on 8997 7500
Defence Dandelions (supported): Thursday 9:30am-11:30am, Playgroup House Marrara. Contact Jess on 8945 7775 or email [email protected]
PlayConnect (supported): Friday 9:30am-11:30am, Playgroup House Marrara. Contact Leanne on 8945 7775 or email [email protected] For children who may have Autism Spectrum Disorder characteristics
German Playgroup (community): Saturday 9:15am-11:15am, Playgroup House Marrara (fortnightly). Contact Martina on 0401 862 429 or email [email protected]
Playgroups held at Nightcliff Uniting Church:
Rainbow Bee Eaters (community) Steiner Inspired Playgroup: Thursday 9:00am-11:00am, Nightcliff Uniting Church, 21 Cummins Street Nightcliff.
* Please note there is a short wait list for this playgroup
Contact Leesa via email [email protected]
Playgroup at Casuarina Uniting Church:
Sonseekers Playgroup (community): Tuesday and Thursday 9:30am-11:30 am, Casuarina Uniting Church, 45 Vanderlin Drive, Wanguri. Contact Roslyn on 8927 1746.
Rossiter Street Playgroup, Rapid Creek:
Rossiter Street Playgroup (community): 5 Rossiter Street Rapid Creek.
This playgroup has sessions every day of the week at various times. Please visit their Facebook page for session times.
Playgroups held at Charles Darwin University
The playgroups at Charles Darwin University are currently closed. Please check back in Feb 2021 to see the new timetable. Thank you
Tuesday AM: 9:15am-10:45am, for pre schoolers
Tuesday PM: 1:15pm-2:30pm, for babies and young toddlers
Wednesday AM: 9:15am-10:45am, for mixed age groups
Wednesday PM: 1:15pm-2:30pm for mixed age groups
Thursday AM: 9:15am-10:45am for mixed age groups
Thursday PM: 1:15pm-2:30pm for mixed age groups
Contact Kim Chapman on 8946 6522 for information on vacancies. Each playgroup is located in building Orange 4 at Charles Darwin University.
Palmerston
Playgroups held at Driver Family Resource Centre:
CALD (supported, Culturally And Linguistically Diverse): Monday 9:00am-11:00am, Driver Family Resource Centre, 29 Driver Avenue. Bookings essential due to Covid guidelines. Contact Trudie on 8945 7775 or email [email protected]
Tumbledown Tots Playgroup (community): Thursday 9:00am-11:00am, Driver Family Resource Centre, 29 Driver Avenue. Contact Trudie on 8945 7775 or email [email protected]
Playgroup held at Palmerston Child and Family Centre:
Frangipani Friends (supported): Tuesday 9:00-11:00, Palmerston Child & Family Centre, 2 Brennan Circuit, Farrar.
Bookings essential due to Covid guidelines. Contact Trudie on 8945 7775 or email [email protected]
Playgroup held at Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Palmerston
Little Lambs (Playgroup held at the school): Wednesday 9:00am-10:30am, Good Shepherd Lutheran College, 5/13 Emery Ave, Woodroffe NT 0830. Contact Catherine on 8983 0300
Rural Areas
Playgroup at Adelaide River:
Adelaide River: Tuesday 8:30am-10:30am, Community Access Shed, Swannel Street, Adelaide River (next to Adelaide River Primary School)
Contact Sara 0407 013 342 on or email [email protected]playgroupnt.com.au
Playgroup at Batchelor:
Batchelor Playgroup: Friday 9:00am-12:00pm, Batchelor Area School – Pre-School area
Contact Batchelor Area School on 8976 0008
Playgroup at Berry Springs:
Berry Springs Playgroup: Wednesday 8:30am-10:30am, Berry Springs Recreation Reserve, Cox Peninsula Road.
Contact Sara 0407 013 342 or email [email protected]
Playgroup at Douglas Daly:
Douglas Daly: First Thursday of every month 9:00am-12:00pm, Douglas Daly Community Hall
Contact Sara on 0407 013 342 or email [email protected]
Playgroup at Fred's Pass Reserve:
Fred’s Pass Reserve: Tuesday 9:00am-11:30am, Lakeview Hall, Bee’s Creek Road.
Contact Jess via email [email protected] or through their Facebook page
Playgroup at Girraween Pre-school:
Girraween Playgroup (community): Wednesday 8:30am-10:30am, Girraween Pre-school.
Contact Julie on 8983 3300 or email [email protected]
Playgroup at Howard Springs:
Howard Springs Playgroup (community):
Starts first Tuesday of Term 2 / 20th April 2021
Tuesday 8:30am-10:30am, Howard Springs Pre-school Parent’s Room.
Contact Sara on 0407 013 342 or email [email protected]
Alice Springs
Playgroups held at Playgroup House Alice Springs
Alice Springs Playgroup (community): Wednesday 9:30am-11:30am, Playgroup House Alice Springs.
Contact Rachael on 0429 461 547 or email [email protected]
Remote NT
Playgroup in Alyangula
Alyangula Playgroup (community): Wednesday 8:30am-10:30am and Sunday 3:30-4:30pm, ASEC Hall.
Contact Sarah on 0487 437 427 or email [email protected]
Playgroup in Jabiru
Jabiru Playgroup (community): Tuesday 9:30am-11:30am, Jabiru Courthouse.
Contact Amene on 0498 632 999 or email [email protected]
Playgroup in Nhulunbuy
Nhulunbuy Playgroup Association: Tuesday and Thursday 9am-11am, rear of the 4CS Building, Arnhem Rd.
Contact Kathryn on 0458 269 998 or email [email protected]
Playgroup in Wadeye
Mamay Marra Kathu Wurdanturturt Waran: Tuesday and Thursday 9:30am-11:30am, Manthathpe Community Space.
Contact Miromiro on 0477 555 319 or email [email protected]