The Importance of Play and Playwork
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What is play?
All children and young people need to play. The impulse to play is innate. Play is a biological, psychological and social necessity, and is fundamental to the healthy development and well-being of individuals and communities.
Play is a process that is freely chosen, personally directed and intrinsically motivated. That is, children and young people determine and control the content and intent of their play by following their own instincts, ideas and interests, in their own way for their own reasons.
The Playwork Principles
What is playwork?
The prime focus and essence of playwork is to support and facilitate the play process. For playworkers, the play process takes precedence and playworkers act as advocates for play when engaging in adult-led agendas. The role of the playworker is to support all children and young people in the creation of a space in which they can play.
