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
Help design the building at Martin Luther King Adventure Playground
Children of Islington, we know how talented you are. Help us to design the new building at Martin Luther King Playground. You can use these sheets and then post them...
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Covid Safety: Info for Parents and carers, 2021 Adventure Playgrounds
Children need to play outdoors it is vital for their mental and physical health, their development and their happiness.
We have had to change the way that we do things because...
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Adventure Playgrounds Open
We are happy to say that we have opened the adventure playground spaces for local children to get some free play outside at this difficult time. We know lots of you...
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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
UPDATE: 11/11/2020
Dear parents, families and friends of the playground,
We are working hard to make sure that the children of Islington still get access to excellent play opportunities whilst they manage...
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Lumpy Hill Adventure Playground
UPDATE: 11/11/2020
Dear parents, families and friends of the playground,
We are working hard to make sure that the children of Islington still get access to excellent play opportunities whilst they manage...
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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
UPDATE: 11/11/2020
Dear parents, families and friends of the playground,
We are working hard to make sure that the children of Islington still get access to excellent play opportunities whilst they manage...
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Toffee Park Adventure Playground
UPDATE: 11/11/2020
Dear parents, families and friends of the playground,
We are working hard to make sure that the children of Islington still get access to excellent play opportunities whilst they manage...
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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.
