Your views on children's play in Newham: ADULT SURVEY

London Play is working with Newham Council on a 'Vision for Play' for the borough

If you are an adult who lives with, cares for or works with children in the London Borough of Newham, we would love to hear your views and ideas about their experiences of play - especially free, unstructured play. Do local children currently have enough quality places and opportunities to play? What could be improved?

All responses received by Monday 22 September will be entered into a prize draw to win £100 of shopping vouchers.

Your responses will be anonymised and your contact information will not be shared.

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* 1. Which best describes your relationship to the child(ren) you are answering this survey about?

Parent or carer

Grandparent

Other family member (aunt/uncle/cousin/older sibling)

Professional

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Where do your child(ren) usually play? Please tell us the places they play most often.

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* 3. Would you like your child(ren) to play outside more often?

Yes

Don't know

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* 4. What stops your child(ren) from playing outside more often (please tick all that apply)

Suitable play area is too far away

Traffic danger

Play areas do not cater to their needs

Broken or unsafe play equipment

Play area is boring or uninspiring

Fear of crime/antisocial behaviour, gangs

Dangerous/scary dogs

Dog mess or litter

Lack of time for me or others to supervise

Lack of friends to play with

Busy with scheduled activities

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What would you like Newham Council to do to improve play opportunities for children in the borough?

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Improve maintenance and cleanliness of existing playgrounds	Improve maintenance and cleanliness of existing playgrounds Very important	Improve maintenance and cleanliness of existing playgrounds Somewhat important	Improve maintenance and cleanliness of existing playgrounds Not important
Make play spaces feel safer (e.g. lighting, visibility, reduced anti-social behaviour)	Make play spaces feel safer (e.g. lighting, visibility, reduced anti-social behaviour) Very important	Make play spaces feel safer (e.g. lighting, visibility, reduced anti-social behaviour) Somewhat important	Make play spaces feel safer (e.g. lighting, visibility, reduced anti-social behaviour) Not important
Provide more play areas close to where families live	Provide more play areas close to where families live Very important	Provide more play areas close to where families live Somewhat important	Provide more play areas close to where families live Not important
Include everyone in play: - girls, boys, children with disabilities or special needs	Include everyone in play: - girls, boys, children with disabilities or special needs Very important	Include everyone in play: - girls, boys, children with disabilities or special needs Somewhat important	Include everyone in play: - girls, boys, children with disabilities or special needs Not important
Create more nature-based or green play spaces	Create more nature-based or green play spaces Very important	Create more nature-based or green play spaces Somewhat important	Create more nature-based or green play spaces Not important
Provide more opportunities for older children and teenagers to play	Provide more opportunities for older children and teenagers to play Very important	Provide more opportunities for older children and teenagers to play Somewhat important	Provide more opportunities for older children and teenagers to play Not important
Provide more exciting, challenging play opportunities	Provide more exciting, challenging play opportunities Very important	Provide more exciting, challenging play opportunities Somewhat important	Provide more exciting, challenging play opportunities Not important
Support community-led play eg play streets, volunteers in parks	Support community-led play eg play streets, volunteers in parks Very important	Support community-led play eg play streets, volunteers in parks Somewhat important	Support community-led play eg play streets, volunteers in parks Not important
More supervised play opportunities eg holiday schemes or adventure playgrounds	More supervised play opportunities eg holiday schemes or adventure playgrounds Very important	More supervised play opportunities eg holiday schemes or adventure playgrounds Somewhat important	More supervised play opportunities eg holiday schemes or adventure playgrounds Not important
Involve children and families in designing new play spaces	Involve children and families in designing new play spaces Very important	Involve children and families in designing new play spaces Somewhat important	Involve children and families in designing new play spaces Not important
Provide toilets, seating, and shelter near play areas for families	Provide toilets, seating, and shelter near play areas for families Very important	Provide toilets, seating, and shelter near play areas for families Somewhat important	Provide toilets, seating, and shelter near play areas for families Not important

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* 6. Anything else the council should do to improve play?

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* 7. Do you consider any of your child(ren) to have additional needs (SEND)?

Yes

Don't know

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* 8. If you are happy to tell us what these needs are please state here.

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* 9. What age(s) and gender(s) are your child(ren)

Child 1

Child 2

Child 3

Child 4

Child 5

Child 6

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* 10. How would you describe your ethnicity

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* 11. In which area of Newham do you live? Please say the area or postcode.

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* 12. If you would like to go into the prize draw please enter your email address

Email Address

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* 13. Would you be happy to be contacted again about play in Newham

Yes

Your views on children's play in Newham: ADULT SURVEY

London Play is working with Newham Council on a 'Vision for Play' for the borough

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* 1. Which best describes your relationship to the child(ren) you are answering this survey about?

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* 2. Where do your child(ren) usually play? Please tell us the places they play most often.

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* 3. Would you like your child(ren) to play outside more often?

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* 4. What stops your child(ren) from playing outside more often (please tick all that apply)

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* 5. What would you like Newham Council to do to improve play opportunities for children in the borough?

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* 6. Anything else the council should do to improve play?

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* 7. Do you consider any of your child(ren) to have additional needs (SEND)?

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* 8. If you are happy to tell us what these needs are please state here.

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* 9. What age(s) and gender(s) are your child(ren)

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* 10. How would you describe your ethnicity

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* 11. In which area of Newham do you live? Please say the area or postcode.

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* 12. If you would like to go into the prize draw please enter your email address

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* 13. Would you be happy to be contacted again about play in Newham

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* 14. If you have any further comments about play in Newham please share them here.