Introduction: 'To respect, protect and fulfil' -- 'To play and to dream': Restoring play to the heart of the campaign for children's rights -- 'For a change': Finding the evidence for play policy -- 'Advocates for play': Playwork's place at the heart of the play movement -- 'New opportunities': Lottery funding and the beginnings of public play policy -- 'A vital and vibrant city': How devolved government in London set a benchmark for play policy -- 'Making the case': The call for a national play strategy -- 'Things to do, places to go?': How play was overlooked by children's services reform -- 'Getting serious': The national play review -- 'Lottery millions': The Children's Play Initiative -- 'Dirt is good': The Play England project -- 'The best place in the world': The Play Strategy for England -- 'Playbuilders': Breaking the mould of the public playground -- 'Everyday adventures?': Austerity brings an end to play policy in England -- 'Skylarks and canaries': The legacy of the Play Strategy -- 'Children now': Responding to children's right to play: conclusions and recommendations
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 importance of allowing children more time and space for it
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-177) and index
Notes
Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EBL platform, viewed March 22, 2016)
