Good Practice
— Hanga
Play recognition
— Te Whakanui i te Takaro
Te Whakanui i te Takaro is our Play Recognition programme. This programme provides guidelines and standards that, if followed, produce good outcomes for play.
We work with various businesses and organisations to put good practices in place, and we help them achieve this by:
- Recognising play is a worthwhile activity for children – it has meaning and value that adults often do not understand.
- Providing children with the opportunity to play independently, with friends and parents regularly.
- Promoting and encouraging play that facilitates the development of gross and fine motor skills.
- Promoting and encouraging the development and maintenance of play environments that stimulate creative decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Incorporating Article 31 and the child’s right to play in the delivery of work.
- Ensuring the child’s voice is included at all levels of work.
Please contact the team if you would like to learn more about how you or your organisation can be part of Te Whakanui i te Takaro.
Our work
Awareness
— Hinengaro
Play Aotearoa enhances awareness about the essential nature of play in accordance with Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Education
— Kuranga
We deliver workshops, educational courses and innovative programmes to share our expert knowledge to support those who wish to learn and grow in the play sector.
Policy & Research
— Kaupapa Here & Hurahura
We showcase the value of play through research and development of new information and best practices to enhance play for all tamariki and rangatahi throughout Aotearoa.
