About London Play

London Play is a charity which aims for every child in London to have quality, accessible & inclusive play opportunities. London Play campaigns for more and improved out-of-school play services, and supports playwork in the capital. In addition to member services, London Play offers Quality in Play - the leading quality assurance scheme for play providers in the capital.

http://www.londonplay.org.uk

London Play's Project

As part of the EQUIPE Development Partnership, London Play received around £50,000 over two years towards developing a mentoring, assessment and accreditation scheme for Quality in Play (QiP) which has been integrated within the Government's Investors in Children quality assurance framework. They provided Quality Assurance mentor training for 20 people, with supplementary training in social enterprise models, sustainable development and inclusive practice. Their main objectives were:

• To set up management and administrative structures for a Quality Assurance programme.
• To provide mentor training and support for projects to implement Quality in Play (QiP).
• To provide independent assessment and external DfES registered accreditation.
• To obtain/maintain relevant accreditation of programme within DfES Investors in Children (IiC) Programme.

Project Outputs

• Quality Assurance mentor network.
• 'Top Tips' for the play sector and promoting examples of good practice and approaches to social enterprise.
• Quality in Play received Investors in Children full endorsement.
• London Play's external evaluation report.
• Good practice and case studies and further examples of enterprising approaches to play.
• Help run an adventure playground film (57mb download).