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International Focus: LEGO play, worldwide

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Dr Gina Gómez de la Cuesta sets out how a LEGO play programme, developed using international evidence of what works, helps improve the speech, language and communication skills of children.

Local partnership develops early learning toolkit

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Flexible framework helps local organisations tailor their own approach to improve early learning outcomes.

Cambridge Day Nursery

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

| CYP Now

City-centre nursery prioritises outdoor play, with the garden a seamless part of the setting.

How play builds better communities

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

| CYP Now

Stevenage's play centres provide free play opportunities and improve children's wellbeing, resilience and social skills.

Naomi House and Jacksplace hospices: the outstanding play team making every day count

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Play and playfulness is central to the work of Naomi House and Jacksplace hospices for children and young people. Charlotte Goddard went to meet their award-winning play team to find out more.

Hackney Play Streets

Best Practice

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Hackney Council-funded Play Streets project has involved 40 streets being closed for play since September 2012.

Theraplay

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Theraplay involves therapists guiding the parent and child through playful, fun games and developmentally challenging activities.

The Land

Best Practice

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Wasteland-based "junk playground" on Wrexham's Plas Madoc estate has made headlines for the freedom it gives children to engage in challenging play.

Scrapstore PlayPods

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Charity Children's Scrapstore provides schools with safe waste materials as alternative play equipment.

Residential Street Design and Play: A Literature Review of Policy, Guidance and Research on Residential Street Design and its Influence on Children's Independent Outdoor Activity

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

| CYP Now

This review studies the extent to which residential street design can provide an environment that encourages children's outdoor activity.

Ask the Experts: Growing food, media stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and youth centre help for Eastern European children

Best Practice

Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on growing vegetables, telling stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and help for Eastern European children.

How family bond is improved by play project

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Play initiative helps to improve social skills for five- to 15-year-olds and build better relationships between the children and their parents.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Centre beats closure to prosper

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

After months on the edge of closure, the Jonathan Page Playcentre in Aylesbury has gone on to achieve a 'good' rating in its latest inspection.

How outdoor learning puts young people in touch with natural world

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Monday, June 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Hastings Wild Things boosts the wellbeing of children, young people and adults by helping them enjoy nature and the outdoors.

How children thrive on natural play

Best Practice

Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Kilburn Grange Adventure Playground offers stimulating play opportunities to children and young people.

Good Practice: Behind the inspection rating - After-school club cleans up

Best Practice

Monday, April 14, 2014

| CYP Now

St Joan of Arc Extended School, London - After-school club inspection - December 2013.

Skills for the Job: Working with blind children

Best Practice

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Understanding the impact of visual impairments can make a difference to the outcomes of children who are blind or partially sighted.

Good Practice: How an adventure playground became a hub for the local community

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Friday, August 19, 2011

| CYP Now

Created in 1974, Goldhill Adventure Playground has grown in popularity to become one of the largest inclusive groups in Leicester.

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International Focus: LEGO play, worldwide

Local partnership develops early learning toolkit

Cambridge Day Nursery

How play builds better communities

Naomi House and Jacksplace hospices: the outstanding play team making every day count

Hackney Play Streets

Theraplay

The Land

Scrapstore PlayPods

Residential Street Design and Play: A Literature Review of Policy, Guidance and Research on Residential Street Design and its Influence on Children's Independent Outdoor Activity

Ask the Experts: Growing food, media stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and youth centre help for Eastern European children

How family bond is improved by play project

Behind the Inspection Rating: Centre beats closure to prosper

How outdoor learning puts young people in touch with natural world

How children thrive on natural play

Good Practice: Behind the inspection rating - After-school club cleans up

Skills for the Job: Working with blind children

Good Practice: How an adventure playground became a hub for the local community

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