Why play matters
- 66%
- of parents think their children not having time to play makes them feel unhealthy
- 76%
- of parents want places to play where children can go independently
"The capacity and opportunity to play - for all of us, and especially for our children - is at the heart of a good life"
Richard Reeves, Demos, 2010
"Better outdoor play opportunities are good for children, good for families and good for communities"
Ed Balls, Play Strategy, 2008
"Play is the child's first claim on the community...no community can infringe that right without doing deep and enduring harm to the minds and bodies of its citizens."
David Lloyd George, founding of the National Playing Fields Association, 1924