Play School

Play School

What can preschoolers learn from our nostalgia? Reflecting on special moments from our past with children is a gateway to deeper intergenerational relationships, rich oral storytelling opportunities and a strong sense of belonging …

Play School’s Amazing Animals focuses on mammals and marsupials, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and fish. Join wildlife expert Ben Dessen in the Play School Animal Sanctuary where we meet amazing animals every day! 

Play School’s Big and Small shares in the awe and fascination that comes from observing the tinniest of creatures through to the most gigantic structures. The world is filled with endless delight in all things big and small!

Ever wondered why the cow jumps over the moon, or where Little Bo Peep's sheep went? Then Play School Nursery Rhyme News Time is for you!

Science has never been more easy and fun with Play School Science Time! Presenters and special guests use household items to observe, question, investigate, experiment and discover.

Play School Show Time invites Australia's most iconic performers and entertainers to perform special renditions of a song, story, skit or nursery rhyme!

Humpty joins Play School presenters and inspiring young children from a range of disciplines encompassing the arts, sporting and recreational arenas.

Get swept away with Jemima as she is invited on the ultimate play date, through the red garden doorway and into the imagination of Australian preschoolers.

Tell a story using the wooden spoon puppet people.

Mix flour, some food colouring and a few other ingredients to make your own uncooked play dough.

Use a balloon to make your own sausage dog.

This recipe is from Play School's Wonderful World.

This recipe is from Play School's Wonderful World.

I joined the Play School team back in 2005. I can still remember the excitement when I first met the toys at my audition. I studied acting at WAAPA, graduating in 1995 and directing at the VCA in 2007.

I studied acting at NIDA for three years and graduated in 1973. I've been acting in film, tv and stage productions ever since. I can play the piano (a bit), I can cook (a lot), and I love birdwatching, bush walking and day dreaming!

I am so thrilled to be part of the Play School team.

Humpty is a very put-together egg and an egg-cellent friend to the Play School family. When he's not cracking jokes and making his friends laugh (which is ALL the time), Humpty loves to play dress up!

Jemima is one of the first of the Play School crew, but don't ask her age - it's just not polite! She's adventurous and creative and loves to make art and go exploring with her best friend Kiya!

Joey is an energetic little kangaroo who has been hopping along happily since joining Play School for its 50th Anniversary in 2016. She's an Australian marsupial with a fashionable spotty pouch!