Research Documents, Publications, Factsheets & Information

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Research

Listings A - Z

• Adolescent Health - British Medical Association
• An overview of child well-being in rich countries
• Benefits of Play in Natural Environments - Helen Woolley
  
• Benefits of Play and Playwork - SkillsActive & CYWU
• Better Play Programme 2000-2005 - An Evalution
• Children and physical activity/sport
  - British Heart Foundation
• Challenge to Meet Children's Mental Health Needs
• Food for the Brain
• Future of Play, Learning & Creativity - LegoLearning
• "Get a Life" - Risk Management - Health & Safety Commission
• Growing Up in Scotland
  - Scottish Executive Research Report 2007
• Inclusion of disabled children in primary school playgrounds - JRF
• Inclusion of disabled children in primary school playgrounds
• Local Authority Play Provision in Scotland - Play Scotland
• Local Authority Play Provision in Scotland, Executive Summary- Play Scotland
• Let's Play Together - Barnardo's
• Neighbourhood Play and Community Action - JRF
  Link to Report
• Outside Children & Young People Views on Public Space - Chester City Council Research
• Parenting behaviours and children's development from infancy to early childhood. April 2007
• Park Life Greenspace June 2007
• Planning for Play - Play England
• Play in the over 60s -Rospa
• Playday 2007 Research - Our streets too!
  - Word on the Street
  - Street Play - A literature Review
  - Attitudes Towards Street Play (ICM)
• Playday 2006 Research - Play, Naturally
• Playday 2005 Research - Fit for Play?
  
• PLAYLINK’s Playground Procurement and Maintenance Survey
• Play Scotland - Active Outdoor Play Report
  Scottish response from the Play Scotland Consultation Day to the UK Play Review
• Play Scotland Local Authority Play Provision in Scotland 2006
  
  Executive Summary
  
• Physical Activity, Young People and the Physical Environment
  Irish Heart Foundation, National Heart Alliance
• Reggio Project - Studio UK
• Scottish Health Survey 2003 - Scottish Executive
• Scottish Young Peoples Response to the UK Play Review
• Time for Playful Learning - LegoLearning

Publications

Listings A - Z

• Best Play - What Play Provision Should do for Children
  - CPC
• Cotton Wool Kids? Making sense of 'Child Safety'
• CWYU 'The Benefits of Play and Playwork' Report
• Getting Serious About Play (Frank Dobson Report)
• Giving Priority to Play - Playboard N.I.
• Living with Risk: promoting better public space design - CABE
• Managing Risk in Play Provision: Position Statement
  - CPC
• Playtime and Deaf Children -National Deaf Children's Society
• Preventing Childhood Obesity - British MedicalAssociation
• Promotion of Physical Activity in Children Guidance- NICE May 07
• Promotion of Physical Activity in the Workplace Guidance - NICE April 2007

Miscellaneous Information

• A 'not' risk adverse society - Rob Wheway
• An hour of play keeps the Doctor away Play England
• Dirt is Good - 33 things to do before you are 10 (Persil)
• Benefits of Play
  - Encyclopedia of Childrens Health
• Childhood Obesity - Your Questions Answered
• Consulting Children About Play
• Environments for play
• Extended school hours and unstructured play - BHF
• Fears over lost play parks - The Herald article 16.01.07
• Health Promoting Schools
• Inclusive Play - NCB
• International Sources of Information on Play - NCB
• More than Swings & Roundabouts - NCB
• Play in hospital
• Play and inclusion
• Playing Fields Debate at the Scottish Parliament
• Playwork Principles - SkillsActive
  
• Play Scotland 2007 Annual Review
• Play Scotland 2006 Annual Review
• Play Scotland Response to the UNCRC Draft Scottish Reporting Progress 2006/07
• Play Scotland's Response to the SCCYP Policy Priority Consultation 2005
• Play Wales - Play Policy Implementation Plan
• Scottish Implementation Plan, The UK Strategy for Playwork Education Training Qualifications 2006-2011
• SkillsActive - Scotland's response to the 'National Review of the Early Years and Childcare Workforce'
  
• Talking to children about their weight
• The Inclusion Charter
• Urban myths about children's playgrounds
• UNCRC - Draft Scottish Contribution to the 2007 UK Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
• Value of Play
• What is play?
• What is playwork

Factsheets

Link from Children's Play Information Services.

CPIS publishes factsheets on key topics of interest to both play professionals and students. All factsheets can be downloaded below.

Children's Play in Natural Environments [PDF 276KB]
This factsheet looks at the benefits of natural play for children, and gives advice on how adults can support this type of play.

International Sources of Information on Play [PDF 253KB]
A list of international websites and organisations related to children's play, focusing on the right to play, research and design and planning for play.

Key Sources of Information on Children’s Play [PDF 163KB]
This factsheet lists some of the key organisations and sources of information on children’s play.

Inclusive Play [PDF 157KB]
This factsheet gives an overview of inclusive play, focusing on disabled children. It looks at all children's right to play, explores some of the barriers to play, and provides action points for inclusion.

Consulting Children About Play [PDF 168KB]
This factsheet gives practical ideas on ways of consulting children on play opportunities and facilities.

How to Raise Funds for Children's Play [PDF 254KB]
This factsheet is designed to act as a guide to help you to secure funding towards a project on children’s play. It covers the essential steps you need to think about in order to get your funding.

Play and Health [PDF 174KB]
Outlines the extent to which the Government has acknowledged the value of play in children's health and describes some of the underpinning evidence to support these developments.

Play in Hospital [PDF 161KB]
This factsheet discusses the value of play and play opportunities for children in hospital, and outlines how to run a successful play programme.

What is Play? [PDF 159KB]
This factsheet looks at the definition of 'play'.

Where do children play? [PDF 161KB]
This factsheet is about the types of places children use for outdoor play.

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