How to find a place for kids to play in the pandemic
Can parents and educators support opportunities for children to play, when so many of their activities are restricted by COVID-19?. That’s the question posed by Elizabeth Cushing, the president of Playworks, a US non-profit children’s...Read more
Child in the City: News round-up 30/10/2020
Scotland: Families experiencing destitution, isolation and mental health struggles A study by Together, the Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights, compares the findings of interviews with family support services held in 2013 and findings from interviews with...Read more
Northern Ireland schools urged to ‘take outdoor play seriously’
Schools in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to promote the importance to children of playing and learning through outdoors activity.Read morePlay England webinar shares inspiring stories from play workers
Play England has produced a webinar and new practical guide to help organisations adopt a play-based approach as they slowly emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown.Read more
Campaigners ‘delighted’ at decision to reopen playgrounds
The Association of Play Industries (API) has welcomed the news that playgrounds in England are to reopen.Read more
‘Little evidence’ that outdoor play increases COVID-19 risk to children – report
Outdoor play campaigners say new evidence about the impact of COVID-19 on children’s health adds weight to calls to open up England’s playgrounds.Read more
Government ‘must set out timetable for reopening playgrounds’
Outdoor play campaigners in the UK have written to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to set out when and how public playgrounds will be reopened.Read more
Play ‘completely overlooked’ in UK lockdown exit strategy
Where is play in the UK lockdown relaxation strategy? That’s the question from the Association of Play Industries (API) following publication of the government’s ‘roadmap’ to recovery.Read more
Coronavirus lockdown gives a chance to ‘correct under-investment’ in play provision
The head of a leading children’s UK play industry body hopes the right of youngsters to free play provision will be financially preserved once the corona pandemic has subsided.Read more
No need to give up on crowded cities – we can make density so much better
The idea that we should decentralise our population has come up many times in Australia. Recently, the National Farmers’ Federation president pushed the notion, calling for a shift to the regions. And the premise is...Read more
Play is banned on all Baltimore city streets. A new bill could change that.
A ban on children playing outdoors in the US city of Baltimore has affronted one local councillor so much that he’s launched a one-man mission to change the law. Should Ryan Dorsey be successful in repealing...Read more
Winter play campaign aims to get kids outdoors
The Association of Play Industries (API) is promoting a new initiative aimed at getting children outdoors and using playgrounds over the winter. It has joined forces with Leyla Preston, founder of online parenting platform Motherhood Diaries...Read more