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The Playwork Principles establish a professional and ethical framework for playwork and must be seen as a whole. The Playwork Principles underpin every aspect of playworkers work. They define the playwork approach and provide a shared understanding of what playworkers do. 

The Playwork Principles describe what is special and unique about play (Principles 1 and 2). They provide a working definition of play and why it is different to other behaviours. They also describe the playwork approach and point of view when working with children and young people (Principles 3 to 8). 

For more information on the Playwork, see
 

Play England have developed a Quality in Play quality assurance system to support supervised play and childcare provision for school aged children. 

You can download their free quality assurance system and framework for service development here,

The Department For Education (DfE) have published non-statutory guidance for organisations or individuals who provide community activities, tuition or after school clubs for children. This guidance will help providers run safe settings to ensure the welfare of the children attending them.

The National Wraparound Childcare Programme is part of the childcare reforms announced at the 2023 Spring Budget. The government’s ambition is that by 2026, all parents and carers of primary school aged children who need it will be able to access term time childcare in their local area from 8:00am to 6:00pm, so that parents can access employment and improve labour market participation. 
For more information on the national wraparound programme visit:

The Early Years team provides support to newly registered childcare providers across ´óÐãÊÓƵ. We can also offer support and advice pre -registration to support you through the Ofsted registration process. 

For more information on the support available please call us on 01905 844048 or email at eycc@worcestershire.gov.uk
 

Information about the holiday activities and food programme for parents and providers visit Ready Steady ´óÐãÊÓƵ.