Supporters
Each year we are pleased to welcome
wide-ranging support for the campaign.
We're enormously grateful to the funders that
make Playday possible:
Thanks
to the Big Lottery Fund and to
supporters and funders of local events across the UK. If you're
looking for funding for your Playday event, check out our funding guidance.
We also welcome
government support:
The Department
for Children, Schools and Families is proud to support Playday as
it provides a great opportunity to have fun and celebrate play. The
ability to play safely and independently is one of the defining
characteristics of a good childhood. Play is first and foremost to
help children have fun, but it can also keep them happy and healthy
and allow them to develop and achieve their full potential. Every
child in this country should be able to benefit, which is why we
have announced the biggest investment in play ever so that we can
see 3,500 more playgrounds and 30 adventure playgrounds around the
country.
Thanks also to the
following organisations for their support of Playday
2009:
11 MILLION
11
MILLION is the organisation led by the Children’s Commissioner for
England and supports the 11 million children and young people in
England to have their voices heard.
Sir Al Aynsley-Green, Children's
Commissioner for England, said:
'Safe spaces to play and meet with friends are
so important for our children and young people's health and social
wellbeing. They tell me that time with their peers to have fun, be
creative or just to talk about things that matter to them really
benefits them as they grow up. This is why I fully support Playday,
which strives to ensure that adults support children's right to
play and make adequate time to provide play areas for our
youngsters. Creating places to go and things to do for children and
young people in their leisure time are now firmly embedded in
government policy and Playday has made a big contribution to this
progress. I hope that more and more people, young and old, will
continue to take part.'
The Association for Physical Education
(afPE)
The
Association for Physical Education (afPE) is committed to being the
UK representative organisation of choice for people and agencies
delivering or supporting the delivery of PE in schools and in the
wider community.
afPE’s purpose is to promote and maintain high
standards and safe practice in all aspects and at all levels of
physical education, influencing developments in PE at national and
local levels.
afPE provide quality assured services and
resources, and valuable professional support for members and the
teaching profession through a range of high quality CPD
opportunities, regular updates, advice, insurance cover and
dedicated helplines for health & safety and legal advice.
Visit their website
Association of Play Industries
(API)
The
Association of Play Industries (API) is the lead trade body in the
play sector; with over 75 members it represents the interests of
manufacturers, installers, designers and distributors of both
outdoor and indoor play equipment and surfacing.
Founded in 1984 the API represents
approximately 85% of the annual UK market demand of over c. £180
Million.
The API is passionate about play, play which
encourages appropriate thrill and reward from assessing and taking
risk. Best practice in play area design offers visible challenge
and risk and API members use their years of experience to design
and create environments that deliver this within well-developed
safety standards.
Visit their website
bassac
bassac
is a membership body for community organisations that provide a
wide range of services to local people. Our vision is for
neighbourhoods in which people thrive and fulfil their potential,
whoever they are and wherever they live. We have been working
towards this vision with our members for almost 90 years.
We support our members in their work by
offering specific organisational and practical support and
providing information about events and networking
opportunities. We use the learning and experience of our
members to influence policy at the regional and national level.
Together we want to achieve positive social change in our
communities.
Visit their website
CABE
CABE
is the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and
public space. As a public body, we encourage policymakers to create
places that work for everyone. We help local planners apply
national design policy and advise developers and architects,
persuading them to put people’s needs first. And we seek to inspire
the public to demand more from their buildings and spaces. CABE
Space is a specialist unit within CABE that aims to bring
excellence to the design, management and maintenance of parks and
public space in our towns and cities.
Visit their website
CHILDREN 1ST
CHILDREN 1ST is the working name of the Royal Scottish
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, which for 125 years
has been working to give every child in Scotland a safe and secure
childhood. We support families under stress, protect children from
harm and neglect, help them to recover from abuse and promote
children's rights and interests.
Visit their website
Children England
Children England is the leading membership organisation
for the children, young people and families voluntary sector.
Children England provides capacity building, support and
information to its members and to the wide range of voluntary
sector organisations working with children, young people and
families.
Visit their website
Child Accident Prevention Trust
(CAPT)
The Child
Accident Prevention Trust exists because accidents are a leading
cause of death, serious injury and disability for children and
young people in the UK – and because many of these accidents can be
prevented.
We want to see children leading active,
healthy lives, safe from the disabling effects of serious
accidents. We understand that experimenting and risk-taking are
part of growing up.
Our role is to help people understand the real
risks to children’s safety and gain skills in managing those risks.
We make a difference by: Spreading knowledge and changing
behaviour, supporting staff in local communities and providing a
centre of specialist knowledge.
Visit their website
CWDC
The
Children’s Workforce Development Council’s (CWDC) work supports
over half a million people in the children's workforce across
England, including those in childcare provision, learning mentors,
education welfare, foster care and social care.
CWDC is working in currently partnership with
SkillsActive and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to fund the
following Level 3 qualifications in playwork in 2009/10: Level 3
NVQ in Playwork, Transitional Award into Playwork from Early Years
and Child Care titled the 'Level 3 Award in Playwork for Early
Years and Childcare Workers’. This fantastic opportunity is
open to anyone working in a playwork setting or about to join the
play workforce.
Visit their website
e.Politix.com
ePolitix.com provides editorial coverage of business
and events in Parliament as well as in-depth briefings and analysis
from organisations who seek to engage with the political
process.
The site hosts specialist public affairs
websites for companies, charities and other organisations who want
to provide our audience with background information on a range of
issues.
Our diverse readership includes MPs, peers,
parliamentary researchers and civil servants who use the site to
research the views of outside organisations. Many parliamentarians
and their staff also regularly contribute to ePolitix.com, writing
on the issues that matter to them.
Visit their website
Fields in Trust
Fields in
Trust is the only independent UK wide organisation dedicated to
protecting and improving outdoor space for sport, play and
recreation. Formed in 1925 as the National Playing Fields
Association we aim to ensure that everyone - young or old, able or
disabled and whether they live in an urban or rural area – has
access to free, local facilities for healthy outdoor activities.
Playing fields have a vital role to play in creating healthy
communities helping not only to increase physical activity but also
to foster social cohesion and improve the local environment.
Visit their website
GreenSpace
GreenSpace is a registered charity which works to
improve parks and green spaces by raising awareness, involving
communities and creating skilled professionals.
Visit their website
Groundwork
Groundwork is a group of charities helping people and
organisations make changes in order to create better
neighbourhoods, to build skills and job prospects, and to live and
work in a greener way.
We know that the important issues are all
connected – so our work can’t easily be placed in boxes
marked 'environmental issues’, 'regeneration', 'employment' or
'health'. We create projects and services that benefit both people
and the wider environment.
We operate across England, Wales and Northern
Ireland, and work on thousands of individual projects each year. We
focus our activity on disadvantaged communities where we can make
most difference.
Visit their website
Headliners
Headliners is a news agency run for and by young people
throughout the United Kingdom. We promote young peoples
voices by giving them journalistic skills to write about issues
that concern them. Headliners reporters have written stories
that have featured on national newspapers, television and
radio. Membership is open to young people aged between 8 and
19.
Visit their website
KaBOOM
KaBOOM!, the national non-profit that is bringing play
back into the lives of children, is coordinating the Play Day
program in the United States and Canada. A KaBOOM! Play Day
is a free, fun-for-the-whole-family outdoor event that celebrates
play. It’s a day to gather at a favorite park or playground
for a day of play and service with the community. During the
week of September 19 – 27, KaBOOM! will help thousands of
communities across North America to plan, organize, and execute
their Play Days.
Let’s show the whole world that play is
important!
Visit their website
Living Streets
Living Streets is the national charity that stands up
for pedestrians. With our supporters we work to create safe,
attractive and enjoyable streets, where people want to walk.
We work with professionals and politicians to make sure every
community can enjoy vibrant streets and public spaces.
Visit their website
The National Heart Forum
NHF is a leading alliance of over 60 national
organisations working to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease
and related conditions. Our diverse alliance comprises
charities, non-governmental and medical professional
organisations.
Play is an important form of physical activity
for children, and is also critical for their emotional health and
wellbeing. One of the most effective ways to increase levels
of physical activity across the population is to create an
activity-friendly environment. For children this includes
providing opportunities, and the time, for them to access safe and
attractive playgrounds, green space, and streets where they can
engage in unstructured play.
Visit their website
Natural England
Natural England works for people, places and nature to
conserve and enhance biodiversity, landscapes and wildlife in
rural, urban, coastal and marine areas. We conserve and enhance the
natural environment for its intrinsic value, the wellbeing and
enjoyment of people, and the economic prosperity it brings.
Visit their website
NAVCA
NAVCA is
the national voice of local third sector infrastructure in England.
We aim to ensure communities are well served by the local third
sector by supporting our members and their work with over 160,000
local groups and organisations. NAVCA believes that local voluntary
and community action is vital for healthy and inclusive
communities.
NAVCA provide members with networking opportunities,
specialist advice, support, policy information and training. NAVCA
is a vital bridge between local groups and national
government.
Visit their website
Playwork London
Playwork London is the new name for the London Centre
for Playwork Education and Training. We have become a social
enterprise concentrating on play and playwork education, training,
research and consultancy. We aim to develop and support high
quality, available and accessible playwork education,
qualifications and training for all people with a role in
supporting children’s play. The ability to provide good play
environments and facilitate play opportunities effectively,
requires a broad range of skills and a great deal of knowledge and
understanding. Every playworker, including managers, trainers
and play development workers, can benefit from training, education
and qualifications. Other professionals such as teachers, planners,
police and any who work with children and young people or influence
the environments in which play can happen will also benefit.
Visit their website
The Free Play Network
The Free Play Network is a charity dedicated to
improving children's opportunities for outdoor play.
Visit their website
The National Childminding Association of
England and Wales (NCMA)
NCMA
is the largest membership organisation for registered childminders,
nannies and home-based childcarers in England and Wales. As a
not-for-profit organisation, our mission is to ensure that families
in every community have access to high-quality, home-based
childcare, play, learning and family support so they can help their
children reach their full potential.
NCMA has over 30 years experience in providing
successful and innovative services that offer value for money
locally and nationally throughout England and Wales.
Visit their website
SkillsActive
is the Sector Skills Council for Active
Leisure and Learning, and works across the UK leading the
development of playwork education and training for all those
working with children and young people. SkillsActive congratulates
all those who have worked so hard to run Playday events; encourages
everyone to support and attend events in their their community, and
then follow on by supporting their local playwork settings to
provide freely-chosen play opportunities all year round.
Visit their website
UK Youth
UK Youth is
the leading national youth work charity supporting over 750,000
young people, helping them to raise their aspirations, realise
their potential and have their achievements recognised via
non-formal, accredited education programmes and activities.
Visit their website
The Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust
creates, protects and inspires people about native woodland and the
wildlife that trees support. As a national conservation charity,
they have 300,000 members and supporters, including 50,000 families
and children.
With 1,000 woods (free to visit) and 1,000
'nature detectives' activity sheets (free to download), the
Woodland Trust should be your first port of call for outdoor
learning and play resources.
Visit their website
and the Nature Detectives website
4Children
4Children is the national charity all about children
and families.
4Children develops, influences and shapes
national policy on all aspects of children, young people and
families lives and works with a wide range of partners to deliver
real support for children and families in their community.
4Children has spearheaded a joined up,
integrated approach to children’s services which puts the needs of
the most vulnerable at the centre. It is the one of the
largest not for profit Children’s Centre provider in the country
and also runs and supports out of school programmes and the new
next generation ‘myplace’ youth hubs.
Visit their website
If your organisation would like
to become a 2009 campaign supporter please contact us for further information.