Project
Family Play Inclusion Support Service
Purpose
To bring about positive change in the lives of children and their families using play as a catalyst
Funding
Around £150,000 a year, funded by a three-year grant from the Big Lottery Fund's Reaching Communities programme and by Bath and North East Somerset Council
Background
Bath Area Play Project has been providing holiday play schemes and other activities for children and teenagers for 35 years. In 2002, the government began to promote the creation of "extended schools". This new focus on extra-curricular activities prompted the charity to secure council funding for a play quality inclusion worker, to help engage children with additional needs in mainstream out-of-school activities. However, the organisation soon realised families of these children needed a dedicated service to help engage them in play.
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