Understanding Play
Play is essential to children’s development, to their health, well-being and happiness.
Play brings hugely important benefits to children as individuals, groups, families, communities and society as a whole.
Playforce understand that "Children don't play on school playground equipment, they imaginatively inhabit the spaces the play environment provides." Our understanding of childrens playgrounds and how they interact with them, mean that we can maximise your play space to ensure children make the most of their play time.
This section outlines our understanding of childrens play; the value of play, the right of play and the play elements which are needed to make playgrounds and play spaces work. We hope that you find these pages interesting and useful when thinking about your childrens playground. If you would like to speak to the Playforce team about any of the issues raised here, please contact us by our contact form.


