Playgroup Australia and Playgroup ACT have received funding from the Australian government, Department of Family and Community Services for the Supported Playgroup Program which will provide opportunities for parents and children who would not normally access a Playgroup to enhance their relationships in a supportive environment, increase their skills and confidence, and develop valuable social and support networks.

Supported Playgroups are Playgroups that are initiated and facilitated by a paid coordinator, and target culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families, families with mental health or disability issues (either the parent or the child), Indigenous families, teenage and young parent families, and families who are socially isolated and/or disadvantaged.

The main aim of Supported Playgroups is to engage families with children under school age who would not normally access a Community Playgroup and to assist the majority of those families to transition to a Community Playgroup, or some other form of community participation, within 12 months.