Wrexham's Big Play Survey 2022 for Parents and Carers

The Welsh Government passed a law which means all councils in Wales must carry out an investigation into the time and space children have for playing or hanging out in their local area.

By filling in the survey below you will be helping us to build a picture of what its like for children playing in Wrexham. We will then use the information to find ways of protecting and improving the time and space children have for playing or hanging out

build a picture of what its like for children playing in Wrexham. We will then use the information to find ways of protecting and improving the time and space children have for playing or hanging out

Wrexham’s Play Sufficiency Assessment 2022 recognises the progress made since 2012 with many examples included that illustrate a strategic response to the Play Sufficiency Duty. Notably, in June 2018 Wrexham’s Executive Board agreed to support the authority’s Play Pledge which commits departments and service areas to value the importance of children’s play.

Whilst significant progress has been made, the Play Sufficiency Assessment 2022 identifies thirteen priorities which underpin Wrexham’s approach for securing play sufficiency for children in Wrexham for the next 3 years

• Priority 1: Increase time for playing during term-time
• Priority 2: Enhance opportunities for playing in Winter
• Priority 3: Secure safer streets for play
• Priority 4: Secure a wider range of spaces for play
• Priority 5: Secure spaces for play in close proximity to children’s homes
• Priority 6: Secure and maintain quality play provision
• Priority 7: Secure a greater range of provision for teenagers
• Priority 8: Improve children’s subjective experience of time and space in adult supervised provision
• Priority 9: Enable parents to identify ways in which they can support children’s play
• Priority 10: Improve support for disabled and marginalised children
• Priority 11: Improve generalised negative attitudes towards teenagers and their play
• Priority 12: Ensure children have easy access to friends
• Priority 13: Enable communities to identify ways in which they can support children’s play