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Children’s Play Council
Website: www.ncb.org.uk/cpc/
The Children’s Play Council is a campaigning and research organisation, promoting children’s policy development in England. |
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Children’s Play Information Service
Tel: 020 7843 6303/6026
Website: www.ncb.org.uk/library/cpis
The national information service on children’s play funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and based at the National Children’s Bureau Library, London. |
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Equipe
Website: www.equipe.org.uk
Aims to bring childcare, playwork and social enterprise together to provide better services for communities. |
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Fairplay Training
Website: www.fairplaytraining.org.uk
Fair Play provides play sessions, workshops and packages for children and adults of all ages on a variety of issues and play related topics and activities |
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Fields in Trust (formerly)
National Playing Fields Association
Website: www.npfa.co.uk
The national organisation working to safeguard play, sport and informal recreational spaces. |
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Free Play Network
Tel: 020 8440 9276
Website: www.freeplaynetwork.org.uk
Aims to promote greater public understanding of the need for better play opportunities for children, by promoting discussion, exchange of information, and guidance on best practice in development of children's play opportunities.. |
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International Play Association
Website: www.ipaworld.org
The international non-governmental organisation promoting the child’s right to play. |
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Institute for Sport, parks and leisure (ISPAL)
Tel: 0845 603 8734
Website: www.ispal.org.uk
The professtional body of the leisure industry. |
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London Play
Website: www.londonplay.org.uk
London Play's aim is for every child in London to have high quality, accessible and inclusive play opportunities. |
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National Playbus Association in Scotland
Website: www.playbus.org.uk
The national association supporting mobile play and other services. |
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National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries
Website: www.natll.org.uk
The national body for toy and leisure libraries in the UK. |
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PlayBoard Northern Ireland
Website: www.playboard.org
The lead agency for play in Northern Ireland. |
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Play England
Website: www.playengland.org.uk
Play England, part of the National Children's Bureau, promotes strategies for free play and aims to create a lasting support structure for play providers in England. It is a key element of the Children's Play Initative of the Big Lottery Fund. |
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Playlink
Tel: 020 7720 2452
Website: www.playlink.org.uk
Supports local authorities, organisations and groups that want to create the best possible play opportunities for children and young people.
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Play Wales
Website: www.playwales.org.uk
The national organisation for play in Wales. Provides advice, support and guidance with an interest in children's play in Wales. |
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Kidsactive
Website: www.kidsactive.org.uk
Aims to support the work of community pre-schools through training, quality assurance systems, publications, advice and advocacy. |
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Learning Through Landscapes
Website: www.ltl.org.uk
A national charity which campaigns for children's right to decent school grounds and helps schools to improve their school grounds. |
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Groundwork UK
Website: www.groundwork.org.uk
A federation of local trusts working with partners in deprived areas to improve the quality of local environment, including play space in the community and in schools. |
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RoSPA Play Safety
Website: www.rospa.co.uk
The play safety site of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents website has downloadable information sheets on playground safety and legislation. |
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SkillsActive Playwork Unit
Website: www.playwork.org.uk
The Playwork unit is part of SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning and supports playwork and playworkers in a range fo ways. Information sheets can be downloaded from their website. |
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British Association of Play Therapists (BAPT)
Website: www.bapt.uk.com
Professional association for play and therapy in the UK. |
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