
Clubland is committed to providing quality play, which is child led in a safe and stimulating environment, which may involve an element of risk.
‘Play can be fun or serious. Through play, children explore social, material and imaginary worlds and their relationship with them, elaborating all the while a flexible range of responses to the challenges they encounter. By playing, children learn and develop as individuals and as members of the community.’ Best Play – Children’s Play Council
These principles establish the professional and ethical framework for play work and as such must be regarded as a whole. They describe what is unique about play and playwork, and provide the playwork perspective for working with children and young people. They are based on the recognition that children and young people’s capacity for positive development will be enhanced if given access to the broadest range of environments and play opportunities.
The majority of the indoor equipment is stored on shelves that can be easily reached or in low level clear boxes, with a photograph of the contents to enable children to have free access to them. In cases where the children cannot have direct access due to safety precautions, a book containing photographs is available so the children can choose.
The children direct their own play throughout the session and choose whether to participate in an adult led structured activity.
When purchasing or obtaining equipment, care is taken to ensure that we offer a balance of equipment to cover all play types within the setting.
Rough & tumble | Discovering physical flexibility and gauging relative strength | Playful wrestling | Tag | ||
Deep Play | Allows child to encounter risky or even life-threatening experiences, to develop survival skills and conquer fear. | Trim Trail | Climbing Trees | BMX bikes | Swimming |
Imaginative play | Imagining you are a ship or a tree where conventional rules which govern physical world do not apply | Drama workshops | Free play | ||
Role Play | Exploring ways of everyday life | Preparing food in the play kitchen | Sweeping the floor and ironing | Shopping and paying for food | Doctors surgery |
Creative Play | Which allows a new response, transformation of information, making new connections | Painting, Cut & stick | Playdough clay | Junk modelling | Woodwork |
Communication Play | Using words or nuances | Britain’s got Talent | Karaoke | Story telling | |
Dramatic Play | Play that dramatizes events that they are not a direct participator. Eg: TV show, funeral | Props for role play | Festivals/events | ||
Exploratory Play | Play that allows you to access information through the manipulation and or mouthing of object. | Playdough Clay | Building bricks | Sand & water | Cookery |
Fantasy Play |
Play which the child rearranges to fit their world: eg: being a pilot and flying around the world. |
Role play props | Furniture/resources | Dressing up | |
Locomotive Play | Movement for its own sake | Tag | Tree climbing | Hide & seek | Running |
Object Play | Play which uses interesting sequences of hand eye coordination. Eg: examination and novel use of any object | Painting using straws | Clay using objects to create patterns | ||
Symbolic Play | Play that allows you to explore and increase your understanding without being out of your depth. eg: a piece of string to symbolise a wedding ring. | Using creative & equipment within their play | Objects to denote people | ||
Social dramatic play | Enactment of real and potential experiences of an intense person, social domestic or interpersonal nature, following rules | Role playmeal time | Shopping | Visit to dentist | |
Affective Play | Play that involves children experiencing or experimenting with emotions, feelings, and attitudes | Talent shows | Team games | Role play | Music |
Four of our settings are currently graded ‘Good’. For OFSTED inspection grades at specific settings please see individual location pages.
Clubland Playscheme Ltd
1st Floor
Darven House
Armfield Close
West Molesey
Surrey
KT8 2RT