Model Documents
On this page you will find presentations, tools and resources which KIDS have created and used to support the development of inclusive practice within play, leisure and childcare services. These resources are intended to be used as flexible support materials which can be utilised and adapted to meet a specific need.
Inclusive Play Pathfinder adventure playgrounds – Findings by KIDS
This summary report has been compiled from questionnaire responses given by the play pathfinder authorities, to find out the extent to which they are using Aiming High for Disabled Children funding to extend inclusive play within their newly developed adventure playgrounds. This report also highlights the various practical ways in which short breaks are being developed within the new adventure playgrounds.
Requirements for Inclusion
KIDS have developed this example of a form, which can be used to collect information about children attending play, youth, leisure or childcare settings. Many forms used in services and settings are unhelpfully focused on children's impairments and things that they can't do. This form however allows staff to understand each child's individual requirements and about how to include them effectively into their setting or service.
Download Word File Play Day Guidance - How can disabled children and young people be included?
This guidance from the Playwork Inclusion Project is aimed at all those who are organising Play Day events and want to ensure that their events are welcoming, accessible and inclusive. It includes a checklist of practical recommendations and links to useful resources.
Planning for Inclusion - Making your play strategy inclusive
Ensuring that inclusion is embedded within policy is a crucial element of developing inclusive play practice. This document will help local authorities to entrench the understanding of, and actions to develop inclusion in local play strategies.
Play and Aiming High for Disabled Children
This presentation gives some brief information about how Play and Aiming High for Disabled Children funding could and should be linked together to develop playful short breaks for disabled children.
Download PDFInclusion in play pathfinder and playbuilder areas
This resource was developed after KIDS visited a number of new year 1 play pathfinder and playbuilder play areas across the country. The annotated photos in this presentation provide examples of some good inclusive practice taking place, and also some issues to consider. These photos do not depict a 'perfect inclusive play area'. They simply provide some examples of what features could include more children and why.
Download PDFInclusivity assessment tool
This assessment tool has been created by KIDS as a resource to inform those developing and evaluating play spaces, to what extent their play areas are inclusive. This tool is built upon the 6 Inclusive Design Principles.
Download PDFIntroducing inclusion into the play pathfinder and playbuilder programme
This was the presentation made at the two launch events of the Wave 2 play builder and pathfinder programme in January 2009. The presentation gives an overview of the support KIDS is providing to play builder and pathfinder authorities, via a contract with Play England.
Frequently asked questions about short breaks
A list of FAQs for those leading on the DCSF play pathfinder and playbuilder programme. This document explains about short breaks funding and how and why play and short breaks funding should be linked effectively together, to provide quality and playful short breaks for disabled children.
Frequently asked questions about the play pathfinder and playbuilder programme
A list of FAQs for those leading on Aiming High for Disabled Children programme. This document explains about short breaks funding and how and why play and short breaks funding should be linked effectively together, to provide quality and playful short breaks for disabled children.
Design brief example
This is an extract from a design brief that can be used and adapted, to explain to designers and manufacturers of play areas about the importance of designing and developing inclusive play spaces.
To request these documents in other formats or if you have other examples of model resources which you have used to help develop inclusion, then please get in touch with the NDD team. 0207 359 3073 or email pip@kids.org.uk.
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