Review of children and young people's access to outdoor play spaces in Wolverhampton
Why play matters?
Giving children and young people access to free quality outdoor play spaces and activities, close to their home is increasingly being accepted as an important part of their physical and emotional development.
Play is more than just providing ‘swings and roundabouts’, it is also about improving shared public spaces such as parks and town centres used by children and adults alike.
There is growing acceptance of the benefits of getting people to walk more, to play sport or simply enjoy the green and natural environment where they live.
What are the aims of this review?
The aim of this scrutiny review is to:
- find out what progress has been made to increase opportunities for children and young people to play outdoors;
- investigate the work being done to create more child friendly, physically safe streets and shared public spaces across Wolverhampton.
What is the key question for this review?
What progress has been made by us and other local partner agencies to give children and young people easy access to a range of quality outdoor play experiences?
How can you get involved in the review?
An important part of the review is getting the views of parents and carers about what changes to their local area would make them feel happy to let their children play outside – click this to complete a short questionnaire.
Background information
A list of key reports and background information linked to this review.
Play news
We made a successful bid for £693,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to develop and improve the play facilities in Wolverhampton.
A draft of the plans for developing these facilities included in the bid is given below.
Contact details
If you want more information about the review or have any questions then please contact Earl Piggott-Smith either by e-mail at outdoorplay@wolverhampton.gov.uk or telephone 01902 551251