CYP Now - Play: Research to assess workers' ethnicity

London Play is to undertake research into the ethnic make-up of the city's play workforce, four years after a study revealed a complete absence of Black people in management roles.

London Play has been awarded 10,000 from the Commission forRacial Equality to examine children's play and race.

Part of the work will be to update Playing in Parallel, a 2002 studythat assessed Black and ethnic minority children's access to play inLondon. It revealed that while there were many Black people working asplay assistants, there were fewer in more senior roles and none inmanagement.

"We need to see whether the situation has improved," said London Play'sdirector Dr Ute Navidi. "We hear that Black and ethnic minority parentsfeel more comfortable sending their children to play provision wherethey feel staff reflect the ethnic diversity of the area."

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