The Importance of Play!
Play England campaigns for all children and young people to have freedom and space to play throughout childhood.
We work with national partners and other organisations with shared aims to raise awareness about the importance of play. We lobby government to make fundamental policy changes to protect and promote play and encourage everyone who has an impact on the lives of children and young people to recognise and plan for children's play.
Play England has also built-up considerable experience and resources to help support individuals and organisations that work in these particular areas:
Government
Local Authorities
Schools
Playwork
The new UK government is making positive noises about understanding the importance of play.
However, against this positive backdrop, Play England is suffering from a lack of funds to pay for our essential work campaigning for children's right and freedom to play.