Only two months ago they feared a drain on funds when the Government decided not to ring- fence the 200m of lottery money earmarked for play in the 2001 Labour Party manifesto.
Play campaigners who lobbied the Government to honour the pledge said they were delighted.
Paul Bonel, director of the Playwork Unit in SkillsActive, said, 'This is great news. I thought at one time that we had lost this battle.'
The new programme will invest 155m over three years to create and improve children's play spaces in areas of greatest need. Grants will be awarded to projects to develop, create, improve and design innovative play facilities for free local play provision.
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