The Raising the National Play Commission has published its final report to mark International Day of Play today (11 June).
It follows a year-long independent inquiry into why play is critical to the wellbeing and development of children, and how it can be restored to every childhood in England, talking to experts concerned with play, education and children's rights.
The report, ‘Everything to Play For: A Plan to Ensure Every Child in England Can Play’, warns that cuts to clubs and playgrounds, busier roads and increased fears among parents and children about safety, have left children with fewer safe places to play.
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