The first International Day of Play will take place on 11 June.
The day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of play and to campaign for play to be considered in every aspect of children’s lives.
Children have a right to time and space to play as part of the school day. However, in the Wales Children’s Omnibus Survey (2022), 61% of children said they have missed playtime – the most frequent reasons for this being to catch up with work or because a teacher feels they had misbehaved. For International Day of Play, IPA Cymru Wales and are calling on schools to protect playtime and we are proud to be supporting them.
Get involved on the day by following #ProtectPlaytime on social media.