“Over half of parents (53%) view traffic as a barrier to play… In addition to safety concerns, the rise in vehicles on the road – moving or parked – has displaced children and young people from many streets by physically occupying spaces which used to be free for them to play in”
Essential reading👇
Stephen Frost
Today we’re publishing our Raising The Nation Play Commission interim report.
Thanks to the many people who have contributed evidence and given advice.
We set out the huge benefits of play, the barriers, and make policy recommendations.
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The Raising the Nation Play Commission, a year-long independent inquiry into why play is critical to the wellbeing of children in England, publishes its Interim Report, ‘State of Play’. The Commission...