Waldorf parent and child groups in Australia
28 Waldorf and Steiner parent and child groups in Australia. They're in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. 3 have a group for babies, and 3 meet mostly outdoors.
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Steiner Playgroups
Blue Mountains Steiner School
Hazelbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Families choose one day a week to gather, play, sing, bake and share food through the school term.
- Ages:
- 0 to 4
- Meets:
- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30am to 12 noon; one regular day a week
- Term:
- Booked by the term; Term 4 bookings open
- Cost:
- $225 for a 9-week term ($200 for 8 weeks)
- Mixed ages
Lavender Cottage Parent & Child Group
Casuarina Steiner School
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Children learn to take turns and sit together as the group eats, sings, bakes bread and listens to a story.
- Ages:
- Up to 4 1/2
- Meets:
- Thursdays and Fridays, 9.00am to 11.00am and 12.30pm to 2.30pm
- Mixed ages
Playgroup
Central Coast Steiner School
Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia
A playgroup where parents and children learn together, with morning and midday sessions on Thursdays and Fridays.
- Meets:
- Thursdays and Fridays, 9:15am to 11:15am or 11:30am to 1:30pm
- Toddlers
- Mixed ages
Circle Song and Pitter Patter Playgroups
Chrysalis Steiner School
Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Two playgroups by age, with songs, bread making, storytelling and indoor and outdoor play.
- Ages:
- Toddlers to 3 years (Circle Song); 3 to 4 years (Pitter Patter)
- Meets:
- Circle Song: Thursdays 9.30am to 11.30am; Pitter Patter: Fridays 9.30am to 12.00pm; at the Bellingen Children's Centre
- Term:
- By the term
- Cost:
- $145 a term (Circle Song); $185 a term (Pitter Patter)
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Garden Elves Playgroup
Garden Elves Playgroup
Glendale, New South Wales, Australia
A parent-run playgroup on land owned by the Newcastle Waldorf School, where families take turns with morning tea, storytelling and bread dough.
- Meets:
- Thursday mornings, 9:00am to 12:00pm
- Term:
- New places offered at the start of each term
- Cost:
- A small fee each term per child; free Playgroup Australia membership needed
- Mixed ages
Playgroups
Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School
Castlecrag, New South Wales, Australia
Each group meets once a week for two hours with a Steiner early childhood educator, including a talk for the adults and a shared morning tea.
- Meets:
- Castlecrag campus: Tuesday or Thursday, 9:30am to 11:30am; Willoughby campus: Monday, 9:30am to 11:30am
- Mixed ages
Kamaroi Playgroup
Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School
Belrose, New South Wales, Australia
Term-time mornings meant to leave parents feeling looked after in the work of raising their children.
- Meets:
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9am to 11am, in school term
- Term:
- School term
- Cost:
- $35 a session for one child, $45 for two, paid by the term
- Babies
- Toddlers
Little Kindlings Playgroup
Kindlehill Steiner School
Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia
A calm morning for babies and toddlers with their parents, who build friendships over cups of tea.
- Ages:
- Babies and toddlers
- Meets:
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9.00am to 11.30am, in school term
- Term:
- 2026 Term 4: 12 October to 11 December
- Mixed ages
Lothlorien Playgroup
Lorien Novalis School
Dural, New South Wales, Australia
A structured playgroup that weaves free play, bread baking, song, story and handcrafts through the morning.
- Meets:
- Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 12pm, in school terms
- Term:
- School terms
- Mixed ages
Seedlings Playgroup
Cairns Hinterland Steiner School
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Held in the kindergarten rooms and gardens, for parents and grandparents to share time with their children.
- Meets:
- Thursday and Friday, 9am to 11am, term time only
- Term:
- Term time
- Cost:
- $15 a session, first session free
- Mixed ages
Little Seeds Playgroup
Samford Valley Steiner School
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
A trained Steiner early childhood educator guides the morning, and families choose one of two sessions a week.
- Meets:
- Tuesdays or Fridays, 9:15am to 11:15am
- Term:
- Term 4, 2026
- Toddlers
Playgroup
Mount Barker Waldorf School
Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia
Parents come to one of five weekday mornings, with songs, story, play, activities and morning tea led by a facilitator.
- Ages:
- Toddlers
- Meets:
- Five playgroups, one each weekday morning
- Babies
- Toddlers
- Mixed ages
Fairy Wren Playgroup
Tarremah Steiner School
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Weekly groups by age, from babies to four-year-olds, each with a parent or caregiver alongside.
- Ages:
- Birth to 5 years, by session
- Meets:
- Baby and Toddler: Thursdays 9am to 11:30am (2 to 3) and Fridays 9am to 11:30am (birth to 2); Playgroup: Fridays 12.40pm to 2.40pm (3 to 4) and Tuesdays 9:00am to 11:30am
- Term:
- Enrolment by the term
- Cost:
- $330 a term
- Mixed ages
Playgroup
Ballarat Steiner School
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Simple everyday activities like baking and drawing, with songs and rhymes to mark each change in the morning.
- Meets:
- Monday (Terms 2, 3 and 4), Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30am to 11:30am
- Mixed ages
Playgroup
Currawong Collective
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
A Wednesday morning playgroup through Term 4, finishing with a summer festival on 9 December.
- Meets:
- Wednesday mornings, 10am to 12 noon, in Whittington, Geelong
- Term:
- Term 4 2026: 14 October to 9 December
- Cost:
- $135 for the 9-week term
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Playgroup and Forest Playgroup
Dandenong Ranges Steiner School
Narre Warren East, Victoria, Australia
A weekly playgroup in the hall opposite the early childhood campus, and a Forest Playgroup held outside in local parkland or forest.
- Ages:
- Birth to kinder age; Forest Playgroup 3 and over
- Meets:
- Playgroup: Mondays and Tuesdays, 9.30am to 11.30am, at Menzies Creek Hall; Forest Playgroup: Tuesdays, 12:30pm to 2.30pm
- Mixed ages
Ghilgai Steiner Playgroup
Ghilgai Steiner School
Dandenongs, Victoria, Australia
Sessions tucked into the school's bushland setting, led at an unhurried pace by an experienced early childhood educator.
- Ages:
- 0 to 5 years
- Meets:
- Mondays 9.15am to 12.15pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays 9.15am to 11.15am
- Term:
- 2026
- Mixed ages
Playgroup
Little Yarra Steiner School
Yarra Junction, Victoria, Australia
Children get used to being in a group with a morning rhythm like kindergarten, with their parent there beside them.
- Meets:
- Tuesday or Wednesday mornings, 9:00am to 11:00am, in the Preschool
- Toddlers
Playgroup
RedGum - The Waldorf School of Central Victoria
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Two weekday mornings for children from 18 months until they turn four, with their parent alongside.
- Ages:
- 18 months to the 4th birthday
- Meets:
- Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, 9.30am to 11.30am
Group pageRedGum - The Waldorf School of Central Victoria on the Waldorf Map
Checked on October 20, 2026
- Mixed ages
Taraleigh Steiner Playgroup
Taraleigh Steiner Kindergarten and Playgroup
Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia
Families bring a piece of fruit to share, help prepare morning tea and work on crafts while the children play with wooden toys.
- Meets:
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, 9:30am to 11:30am
- Term:
- 2026 to 2027
Group pageTaraleigh Steiner Kindergarten and Playgroup on the Waldorf Map
Checked on October 20, 2026
- Mixed ages
Merri Steiner Playgroup
The Red Door Studio
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A Steiner playgroup running for more than 20 years, with outside play, seasonal songs and verses, morning tea and a story to end.
- Meets:
- Tuesdays and Fridays, 9.30am to 11.30am
- Term:
- By the term
- Cost:
- $250 a term per family
Group pageMerri/St Kilda Steiner Playgroups (Red Door Studio) on the Waldorf Map
Checked on October 20, 2026
- Mixed ages
- Mostly outdoors
Playgroup
Wild Cherry Steiner School
East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Indoor play, bread making, morning circle, outdoor play and a story, with a Bush Playgroup that takes the same rhythm into the bush.
- Meets:
- Monday and Tuesday, 9:00am to 11:00am; a Bush Playgroup is also offered
- Mixed ages
Playgroup
Golden Hill Steiner School
Denmark, Western Australia, Australia
A homelike morning inspired by Steiner's picture of the very young child, with places limited and kindy families offered them first.
- Ages:
- 18 months to 5 years (Tuesday); 3 to 5 years (Wednesday)
- Meets:
- Tuesdays 9am to 11am; Wednesdays 9am to 11am
- Term:
- By the term, 10 places each term
- Cost:
- $140 a term per family (Tuesday); $175 a term per child (Wednesday)
- Mixed ages
Playgroup
Helena River Waldorf School
Perth Hills, Western Australia, Australia
A weekly morning of story, song and verse, ending with bread the children shape themselves and share warm.
- Ages:
- 1 to 4 years
- Meets:
- Fridays, 9:00am to 11:00am or 11:30am to 1:30pm
- Term:
- By the term (8 weeks), enrolling for the year
- Cost:
- $200 a child a term; 50% off for a sibling
- Babies
Parent and Baby Group
Silver Tree Steiner School
Perth Hills, Western Australia, Australia
A quiet, supportive morning for parents and their babies as a first step into the Silver Tree community.
- Ages:
- Babies
- Meets:
- Monday or Friday morning, 9am to 11am, in school term
- Term:
- School term
- Cost:
- $140 a term
- Mixed ages
Playgroup
Silver Tree Steiner School
Perth Hills, Western Australia, Australia
Mornings of free play, baking, circle time, a shared meal, outdoor play and a story, with parents staying alongside.
- Meets:
- Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday morning, 9am to 11am, in school term
- Term:
- School term
- Cost:
- $170 a term
- Mixed ages
Carbunup River Playgroup
Yallingup Steiner School
Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
Four playgroups a week in a home-like setting where parents can be present with their children and friendships can grow.
- Meets:
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9.30am to 11.30am
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