KIDS Play England partnership

Mainstreaming Inclusion


KIDS is working closely with Play England as part of Play England’s contract with the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to support and challenge local authorities receiving funding under the National Play Strategy. 

The work with Play England will have a particular emphasis on promoting inclusive play and accessible design within universal provision, as well as ensuring that inclusive practice is embedded within core knowledge and skills of the parts of local authorities responsible for developing play spaces.

The partnership will also explore the links between the Play Strategy for England and Aiming High for Disabled Children, the national strategy for disabled children. 

Main strands of work KIDS will undertake include:

  • Support and advice via email and telephone on how to include disabled children in mainstream play provision.
  • Input to Play England’s National and Regional Seminars supporting play pathfinders and playbuilders

  • Research into development of inclusive play spaces and involvement of disabled children and their families

All KIDS briefings are now available to download for free from the KIDS website: www.kids.org.uk/publications

For further information on the work of Play England visit their website here.

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