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Hello again…. I am delighted to welcome you to the Play Development pages of the new Guildford Borough website.
My name is Katie Webb and I have been in post as the play Development Officer since July 1999.
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Rocket launching on FISH (Fun in the Summer Holidays) |
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The pages are divided into 6 distinct areas, (including this page) and they contain information on:
1. The role of the play development service
2. Information to parents/carers
3. Information to providers
4. Grants and funding opportunities
5. FISH - project for 10 - 16 yr olds
6. Local and National Play News |
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What is Play?
“Children are playing when they are doing what they want to do in the way they want to and for their own reasons. Play may take place with out without other children and any adult involvement is at the invitation of the child or children.”
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The Role of the Play Development Service
Play Development co-ordinates the delivery, development and promotion of play for children 4 to 16 years throughout the Borough by responding to local issues and national directives.
In seeking to achieve the broad aim of Guildford Borough Council’s vision for play, the the service has identified six strategic aims that form the basis of the Play Development Strategy: |
The six Strategic Aims:
1. To set a framework within which play can contribute to improving the quality of community life as a whole.
2. To widen accessibility of play in Guildford in terms of location, times a year and types of play provision with an emphasis on social inclusion and a multi-agency approach.
3. To provide advice, encourage and enable participation by all sections of the community in play by the provision of good quality, safe and suitable facilities, services and opportunities, by supporting the efforts of committees, schools, community groups and individuals.
4. To encourage partnerships to develop a clear protocol for working together effectively so as to deliver coherent training, advice, promotion, support and information services that build capacity and strengthen the quality, choice, accessibility and diversity of provision locally.
5. To fund or help seek funding for sustainable play provision and initiatives that effectively meet local needs and demonstrate the benefits of good play opportunities specifically to disadvantaged communities and disabled children.
6. To demonstrate the value and importance of good play provision in Guildford through the creation and development of new and existing holiday playschemes and after school clubs.
Click here if you would like a copy of the Play Strategy 2003 - 2008
If you would like to view the Cultural Strategy click here
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