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Focus on play – The importance of open access playwork provision

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Briefing

Date posted

15.03.2023

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Focus on play – The importance of open access playwork provision

Author: Play Wales
Date: March 2023

This briefing is for providers of open access playwork provision.

It concentrates on recognising and understanding the importance of community-based open access playwork provision.

It explores how playing contributes to children’s resilience and wellbeing and how open access playwork provision supports all children and their parents.

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