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Play Sufficiency Assessment Summary Report Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Play Sufficiency Assessment Summary Report Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council 2016 - 2019 Contents 1.0 Introduction and Background 1 2.0 Context 2 3.0 Matter A: Population 10 4.0 Matter B: Providing for diverse needs 11 5.0 Matter C: Space available for children to play 18 6.0 Matter D: Supervised provision 20 7.0 Matter E: Charges for play provision 22 8.0 Matter F: Access to space / provision 23 9.0 Matter G: Securing and developing the play workforce 24 10.0 Matter H: Community engagement and participation 26 11.0 Matter I: Play within all relevant policy and implementation agendas 28 12.0 Conclusion and Recommendations 29 Appendices 1. Population Summary 2. Provision Summary 3. Provision for Children and Families with Diverse Needs 4. Provision Audit 5. Play Space Audit 6. Consultation Summary 7. Income and Deprivation 8. Accessibility of Play 9. Play Policy Matrix 10. Funding Opportunities 1.0 Introduction and Background 1.1 The Welsh Government Play Policy states: “Play is so critically important to all children in the development of their physical, social, mental, emotional and creative skills that society should seek every opportunity to support it and create an environment that fosters it. Decision making at all levels of government should include a consideration of the impact of those decisions, on children’s opportunities to play”. 1.2 To support the vision, aims and objectives of its Play Policy and supporting Play Policy Implementation Plan the Welsh Government included a section on “Play Opportunities” within its Children and Families (Wales) Measure, which received Royal Assent in 2012. 1.3 As a result of this Local Authorities, including Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, are required to assess the sufficiency of play opportunities in its area in accordance with the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010. As well as establishing a baseline of provision, the Play Sufficiency Assessment will enable the following for children between 0 and 17 years of age: • “Identification of gaps in information, provision, service delivery and policy implementation • Support the establishment of evidence to give an indication of distance travelled in relation to play sufficiency • Highlight potential ways of addressing issues relating to partnership working • The input and involvement of all partners increasing levels of knowledge and understanding • A monitoring system which will involve and improve communication between professionals • The identification of good practice examples • Increased levels of partnerships in assessing sufficient play opportunities • The identification of actions for the Securing Play Sufficiency Action Plan which accompanies the Play Sufficiency Assessment.” 1.4 This report summarises Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council’s approach to the Play Sufficiency Assessment and the findings of the assessment in relation to: A. Population B. Providing for diverse needs C. Space available for children to play D. Supervised provision E. Charges for play provision F. Access to space / provision G. Securing and developing the play workforce H. Community engagement and participation I. Play within all relevant policy and implementation agendas 1.5 This report has been developed to support the Play Sufficiency Assessment and Action Plan, and seeks to assess the current provision of play across Neath Port Talbot and outline considerations for the future. Page 1 2.0 CONTEXT 2.1 Methodology Our approach to the assessment sought to combine` quantitative data in relation to the type of provision and availability of play provision with meaningful consultation with children, young people, parents, carers, residents and stakeholders. Baseline Review The baseline review was the foundation phase of the Play Sufficiency Assessment and is critical to ensuring the process is based on the Welsh Assembly Government requirements for a comprehensive understanding of existing provision alongside current and future need. This process commenced with a review of the previous Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Play Sufficiency Assessment in order to identify gaps in data and develop a plan for obtaining the required data from a range of sources. The previous assessment was also reviewed against the Toolkit and feedback from the Welsh Assembly Government / Play Wales to highlight areas for improvement and development. In addition the baseline review process was also used to research and identify all relevant national, regional and local policies and strategies which will form the basis of the policy review to support Matter I: Play Within All Relevant Policy and Implementation. Stakeholder Workshop The success of the Play Sufficiency Assessment process and the ultimate implementation and delivery of the Action Plan will be dependent on a number of Council Departments, organisations and stakeholders working together. To that end we held a stakeholder workshop session during the baseline review phase of the process. The aim of this session was to communicate with all available existing and potential stakeholders the overall process and aims of the Play Sufficiency Assessment, raising awareness of the process among stakeholders and clarifying suitable levels of future involvement in the undertaking of the assessment and the development and delivering of the action plan. Building on the guidance in the Welsh Assembly Government, Play Sufficiency Assessment Toolkit this session was designed to encourage attendees to discuss: • The strengths and weaknesses of the previous assessment • Changes to provision, resources and delivery since the last assessment • A SWOT analysis of current play provision • The contribution of stakeholders to the assessment process • The challenges facing the provision of play in Neath Port Talbot Page 2 Consultation and Engagement Meaningful consultation and engagement with children, young people, parents, residents and stakeholders is a fundamental part of the Play Sufficiency Assessment. Alongside the baseline review phase of the project we undertook a programme of consultation and engagement. In summary our approach was as follows: Focus Groups Focus groups are a tool for obtaining qualitative data and drilling into the issues and opportunities highlighted through desktop research and quantitative data. To support the Play Sufficiency Assessment we undertook a programme of focus groups. Children and Young People Children are a hard audience to reach and consult with and through working in partnerships with nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools, youth clubs, organisations and the youth council we spoke with 145 children aged between 4 and 17 years of age from across Neath Port Talbot. Focus groups sessions were built around understanding: • Current level of use; • Public perception of quality, range and availability of play opportunities; • Most preferred type of play opportunities; • Access and barriers to provision; • Issues and attitude towards leisure/ free time; • Positive and negative play experiences; • Aspirations. Playworkers Matter G: Securing and Developing the Play Workforce is concerned with ensuring the play workforce is able to “undertake or secure the managerial and delivery functions necessary to achieve sufficient play opportunities.” In addition to the desktop research during the baseline review phase we undertook a focus group with 3 playworkers to explore and understand their experiences of training, the barriers to training and how playworkers can be engaged to support workforce development in the future. This was further enhanced by a range of short telephone interviews with play provision providers. Questionnaires The children and young people and parent, carers and residents questionnaires were a key tool in collation of quantitative data to support the Play Sufficiency Assessment and were based on the toolkit questionnaire framework. Page 3 Children and Young People’s Questionnaire The consultation carried out through the focus groups was supported by an online questionnaire, which was open to all children aged 8-17 years of age within Neath Port Talbot. Parents & Residents Questionnaire An online questionnaire for parents and residents was developed to provide quantitative data in relation to parents and residents perception of play provision, barriers to use and aspirations for the future. Consulting Children and Young People with Disabilities This phase of the project was concerned with understanding the needs of children with disabilities to ensure that they are met within the play provision of Neath Port Talbot. Desktop Research We commenced this phase with a desktop study of relevant policy and legislation. This will also included the identification of organisations including council officers, child minders, playgroups and nurseries that work with and / or provide services for disabled children. Focus Group Working with the identified stakeholders we held two focus groups: Focus Group 1 5Nº disabled children aged 7 – 12 year of age and their parent/s or career. Focus Group 2 7Nº disabled children aged 14 – 17 years of age. Play Shapers Drop in Session “The Play Sufficiency Assessment should take into account the extent to which the following groups are engaged in initiatives to enhance play opportunities: • Youth groups. • School Councils. • School governing bodies. • Community Groups. • Any other relevant groups.” To support this process and ensure a clear understanding of how the above do, and can in the future, contribute to the provision
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