Register Your Child for Adventure Play
We want you to come and play! Register your child for our adventure playgrounds now. For children aged 6 years and upwards.
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What we do
We run services for children and families in Islington. Find out what we’re up to at the moment.
Read moreAbout Islington Play Association
Islington Play Association has been fighting for children’s rights for well over 40 years. We work closely with parents, carers and community members to ensure that the best possible environment is created for children and young people.
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Latest
Summer Half Term on Adventure Playgrounds
IPA are welcoming children onto our playgrounds for the summer half term holidays. Our Adventure Playgrounds are free.
Children aged 6 years and upwards can join new friends and play on...
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Freeling Street Artworks
What a joy it has been to see the artworks for Freeling Street appearing in my inbox. St Andrew’s School sent drawings and Copenhagen Youth Project gave us photographs. Children...
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Martin Luther King Adventure Playground: Meet the Architect:
On Thursday the 18th of March 2021, you will have a chance to meet the architects who are planning the new building for Martin Luther King Adventure Playground.
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Paradise Park Children's Centre
Our beautiful centre hosts a nursery with excellent outside play facilities and a myriad of family support and health services.
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Our Spaces to Play
Crumbles Castle Adventure Playground
We are working hard to make sure that the children of Islington still get access to excellent play opportunities during this stage of the pandemic. IPA Adventure playgrounds only use...
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Lumpy Hill Adventure Playground
We are working hard to make sure that the children of Islington still get access to excellent play opportunities during this stage of the pandemic. IPA Adventure playgrounds only use...
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Martin Luther King Adventure Playground (Temporarily Closed)
Martin Luther King Adventure Playground is currently closed for improvements . We now have a temporary building and are waiting for toilets and electricity to be installed.
Martin Luther King Adventure...
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Timbuktu Adventure Playground
We are working hard to make sure that the children of Islington still get access to excellent play opportunities during this stage of the pandemic. IPA Adventure playgrounds only use...
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Toffee Park Adventure Playground
We are working hard to make sure that the children of Islington still get access to excellent play opportunities during this stage of the pandemic. IPA Adventure playgrounds only use...
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58% of Islington’s population live in social housing – 68% of these children attend adventure playgrounds
Why Play matters
Play is what happens when children are given the space to be themselves and explore their world, learning about what works and what doesn’t, in pursuit of their own intrinsic aims.
