Funding and sustainability

Play providers increasingly need to demonstrate that their setting is well run to ensure funding and sustainability.

You also need to demonstrate how local children, families and communities are benefiting from the provision. 

This means:

  1. Demonstrating your success
  2. Characteristics of sustainable provision
  3. Sources of funding
To view PDFs you will need software like Acrobat Reader.
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0

Useful resources

Playing On: sustaining play provision in changing times
Published by NCB and the Children’s Play Council describes the factors that 10 play projects highlighted as very important in their continued funding.
NCVO
Provide information and toolkits on sustainable funding.
Commissioning and the Community Sector
Provides information and resources for those working with and commissioning community groups as part of the Commissioning Support Programme to help Children’s Trusts design, plan and implement services more effectively.