The NOF programme, worth up to 200m, will cover children aged nought to 16 and the highest priority will be neighbourhoods and communities with the most need and least facilities. A review being carried out by the Government will look at play provision currently available at schools, nurseries and other educational settings, adventure playgrounds and holiday playschemes.
The written consultation runs until 7 March 2003 and seeks views on issues such as quality standards and what balance of capital and revenue funding the programme should offer. It also aims to gain specific local information about neighbourhoods or groups of children with particular needs, as well as examples of successful play provision which could be adopted in other places.
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