Author: Ali Wood
Date: February 2020
This information sheet is for playworkers and other practitioners with a responsibility for children’s play.
It explores the gender differences in the ways children play and looks at how practitioners can support them in experiencing the broadest opportunities for play in various settings. It also features tips for playworkers to help support children’s play.
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Play in the first 1000 days
Exploring the importance and power of play
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Creativity and tool use in play settings
This information sheet explores the relationship between play and creativity
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Play in healthcare
An info sheet about the role of the health play specialist in supporting a play process that helps sick children adapt to a health care setting.
Playful Childhoods is a campaign that aims to help parents and carers give children time, space and support to play at home and in their local community.
