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Bubup playgroup

30 April 2008

Playgroup participant Rydha and Playgroup Coordinator Janita explore painting different textures together.

A new playgroup has been established next to the Caulfield campus.

The playgroup, named Bubup - an Aboriginal (Wurrundjeri) word meaning child, aims to attract a mix of international and local parents who are working and studying at Monash University and have young children to join weekly sessions.

Family and Child Care Project Officer Dinah Humphries said Bubup was an informal playgroup where babies, toddlers, preschoolers, parents and carers could meet in a relaxed environment.

"Children who go to playgroup can make new friends, have new experiences, gain self-confidence and develop physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually," Ms Humphries said.

"Parents and carers can meet new people, practice English language skills and share cultural exchange in an Australian early childhood setting."

Monash University playgroups operate:

Clayton Tuesdays 10am-12 noon Koonawarra Playgroup
Monash Uniting Church, Clayton North
Cnr Koonawarra St / Princes Hwy

Caulfield Thursdays 10am-12 noon Bubup Playgroup
St Johns Anglican Church
Finch St, East Malvern - over Princes Hwy, across from Monash Caulfield campus

All sessions:
$3 per family and a piece of fruit for morning tea

For further information visit the Family and Child Care website, contact Janita.Grant@adm.monash.edu.au or telephone + 61 3 9905 3156.