Play and Playwork

London Play
www.londonplay.org.uk
We campaign for more and improved play spaces and services, and support playwork in the capital.

London Centre for Playwork Education & Training
www.playworklondon.org.uk
Promotes high quality playwork training and educational opportunities in London.

Play England
www.playengland.org.uk
Play England's aim is for all children and young people in England to have regular access and opportunity for free, inclusive, local play provision and play space.

Children's Play Information Service
www.ncb.org.uk/library/cpis
National information service on children's play.

Playday
www.playday.org.uk
Promotes and helps organise Playday - the annual play celebration day.

Play Education
www.playeducation.com
An independent playwork training agency set up to provide training, seminars and conferences covering practical playwork knowledge and scientific expertise.

Skillsactive Playwork Unit
www.skillsactive.com/playwork
Playwork section of SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning.

Support for voluntary and community sector organisations

IVAC
www.ivac.org.uk
Promoting a thriving, effective, and influential voluntary sector in Islington.

London Voluntary Service Council
www.lvsc.org.uk
LVSC represents, champions and enhances London's diverse voluntary and community sector.

NCVO
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations works with and for the voluntary sector in England by providing information, advice and support.

VolResource
www.volresource.org.uk
VolResource aims to make it quick and easy to get to useful information on anything to do with running a voluntary organisation (whether a community group, charity or other non-profit body).

Quality Assurance

Quality in Play
www.playengland.org.uk/quality
Play England promotes its Quality in Play scheme to raise standards of staffed play provision across the country.

Ofsted
www.ofsted.gov.uk
As well as inspecting schools throughout England, Ofsted is responsible for the registration and inspection of childminders and daycare provision.

RoSPA
www.rospa.com/playsafety
Information on playground safety management, playground inspection, training courses, data sheets, and publications.

Fundraising

Funding Central
www.fundingcentral.org.uk
Funding Central is a free smart website for the whole voluntary and community sector, including social enterprise.

Association of Charitable Foundations
www.acf.org.uk
The UK's national membership/support organisation for grant-making trusts and foundations of all types.

Fundraising UK
www.fundraising.co.uk
Internet fundraising consultancy halping charities use the Internet as a fundraising tool.

GovernmentFunding.org.uk
www.governmentfunding.org.uk
Access to grants for the voluntary and community sector from the DfES, the DoH, the Home Office and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Grants Online
www.grantsonline.org.uk
Access to information on grant funding opportunities from the European Union, UK Government, the lottery, regional grant making bodies and grant making trusts.

Access-funds.co.uk
www.access-funds.co.uk
This site aims to provide the latest funding information from Government, National Lottery, Charitable trusts, and the EU.

Web Design

No Excuses Digital Communications
www.noexcuses.co.uk