Policy for play : responding to children's forgotten right / Adrian Voce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Voce, Adrian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Play--Government policy--Case studies.

Play.

Child development--Government policy--Case studies.

Child development.

Child welfare--Government policy--Case studies.

Child welfare.

Child welfare--Government policy.

Child development--Government policy.

Government policy.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xx, 188 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2015.

Summary:

This book examines in detail children's play within public policy. Using the UK government's Play Strategy for England (2008-10) as a detailed case study, it explores states' obligations to children under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the General Comment of 2013. It presents evidence that strategies for public health, education and even environmental sustainability would be more effective with a better-informed perspective about the nature of play and the imporance of allowing children more time and space for it.

Contents:

1 'To play and to dream': Restoring play to the heart of the campaign for children's rights 13

2 'For a change': Finding the evidence for play policy 21

3 'Advocates for play': Playwork's place at the heart of the play movement 33

4 'New opportunities': Lottery funding and the beginnings of public play policy 45

5 'A vital and vibrant city': How devolved government in London set a benchmark for play policy 51

6 'Making the case': The call for a national play strategy 63

7 'Things to do, places to go?': How play was overlooked by children's services reform 71

8 'Getting serious': The national play review 83

9 'Lottery millions': The Children's Play Initiative 91

10 'Dirt is good': The Play England project 99

11 'The best place in the world': The Play Strategy for England 107

12 'Playbuilders': Breaking the mould of the public playground 117

13 'Everyday adventures?': Austerity brings an end to play policy in England 125

14 'Skylarks and canaries': The legacy of the Play Strategy 137

15 'Children now': Responding to children's right to play: conclusions and recommendations 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 163-177 and index).

ISBN:

9781447319429

1447319427

OCLC:

933284399