So here we are, many weeks into Covid-19. For many of us - our lives have been turned upside down. Some of us have been living in isolation, unable to carry out the simplest things like leaving our homes, going for a walk or going to work. For others [...]
PlayBoard is delighted to welcome our new Our Generation team to the organisation and introduce this exciting new project. The Our Generation project is supported by the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) and is a collaborative partnership between Action Mental Health [...]
Ahead of the general election on 12 December PlayBoard is calling on prospective Members of Parliament to champion children’s play to help support children and young people to realise their full potential whilst contributing to a forward-looking society. Please share this call for support with your local candidates. [...]
Make a Real Difference for Young Children The elections for the new European Parliament in May 2019 comes at a significant turning point for the European Union. The departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit) has proved to be an area of considerable debate and [...]
The Big Parenting Survey, produced by Parenting NI, is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, giving an insight into parenting with over 1,000 parents taking part. Responses showed that whilst experiences of parenting and family life are all different, parents share many similar concerns for their children’s [...]
10th Annual Northern Ireland Childcare Cost Survey now OPEN! Calling all parents and childcare providers: Share your views on the provision of childcare in Northern Ireland, and the support available for parents and childcare providers. Employers For Childcare has opened the 10th Annual Childcare Cost Survey and needs [...]
A Crisis In Childhood Is Happening Every Day, All Around Us The Children’s Play Policy Forum has today issued a policy statement identifying a crisis in childhood and calling for more children’s play opportunities. The cancellation of public liability insurance for children’s playgrounds comes at a time when new [...]
A Children’s Commissioner’s report on the importance to children of play and physical activity We all remember the long hot summers of our childhood with endless warm days playing out and having fun with our friends from dawn until dusk. There is, of course, a serious chance that our [...]
Focusing on impact in your work is important as it helps define the difference you want to make and focus on how to gather evidence to funders to show you have made a difference. This is vitally important for our sector as there are ever decreasing resources and increasing [...]
On Thursday 10th March 2016 at the Cultra Manor, the biennial Four Nations Play Symposium was hosted by the Office of the First and deputy First Minister and supported by PlayBoard NI. This year marked the turn of Northern Ireland to host this significant and important event within the [...]
