Play England have published Embedding the Play Strategy to assist local decision makers to put children’s play at the heart of their local communities; to sustain and build upon the improvements arising from the play pathfinder and playbuilder programmes.
The guidance shows how planning and investing in local play space – and considering children’s needs within the wider environment – can benefit children, families and whole communities.
The guidance sets out a recommended process for developing and implementing a local play strategy for this purpose.
The draft guidance is open for consultation for four weeks. Play England is encouraging all agencies and professionals with a role in delivering the Play Strategy to respond: directors of children’s services, children’s trust partners, those working in the voluntary and community play sector, as well as those with other roles, relevant to the aims of the Play Strategy, such as planning, transport, public health, housing, schools, police, leisure, parks and green spaces.
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