23 March 2010 - The British Museum, central London
After four years of unprecedented national investment in children’s play, this major conference considered its impact, explore how to sustain the momentum for change, and asked ‘what next for play provision, playwork and playable public space?’
The conference celebrated the achievements to date of both the government’s Play Strategy and the Big Lottery Fund’s Children’s Play initiative. It shared learning for the future, including the impact that investing in play can have on a range of outcomes for children and families. The delegates heard how partnership working can embed planning for play within local decision-making and put play at the heart of child-friendly communities.
The conference was both for play professionals - exploring the role of playwork practice across a range of children’s services - and for all those who wanted to improve children’s well-being by addressing the full scope of their place in the public realm. Children’s Trust commissioners, as well as partners working in health, schools, planning, housing, highways, parks and green spaces each have an important role in realising the vision of neighbourhoods where all children can play and will find the event stimulating and valuable.
Play England is part of NCB and is supported by the Big Lottery Fund
