PARENTS left the Adventure Playground on Monday afternoon with happy children and a lot more information about the services that could help their families.
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Bathurst was chosen as a location for one of several family fun days held across the state by Playgroup NSW during its National Playgroup Week celebrations.
Before Bathurst, the event was taken to Morpeth and Mudgee.
Playgroup NSW deputy chief executive office Karen van Woudenberg said the family fun day was all about introducing families to the services in their community.
Stallholders offered activities for young children to enjoy, including crafts, jumping castles and ball games, while their parents received some valuable information.
Around 250 people were thought to have visited the event.
“It has been a really good turnout,” Ms van Woudenberg said. “There have been a lot of babies and a lot of play.”
Playgroup NSW also used the event as a way to promote its Play Baby program, which offers free Playgroup membership for babies born during 2017.
“We want to introduce a new generation of people to Playgroup,” Ms van Woudenberg said.
“It is a great place for children to learn to play with other children and usually it is their first interaction outside of the family.”
Claire Beech, the Bathurst coordinator for Playgroup NSW, was happy to see so many people attend the day.
She said it was a good opportunity to meet new people and for kids to have fun, but it was more about getting to know the services available in Bathurst.
“To be able to help put these parents in contact with all these phenomenal services we have here in Bathurst and help them get the help they need, I think that is pretty cool,” Ms Beech said.
One of the services at the family fun day was Bathurst Early Childhood Intervention Service (BECIS), which works with young children under the age of six.
Project officer Bron Hatton said the event in the park was a fantastic idea by Playground NSW.
“[This event] is an opportunity for the community to hear about our services and [for us] to network with the other services,” she said.