‘We Resource Play’

Towards a Brighter Future for Children and Young People Through Play

Grumpy regards play as being essential to every child’s life and vital to the processes of human development. Experience gained through PLAY, during the years of childhood and youth, form the basis of adult behaviour. All children should have the opportunity to PLAY, in a safe and creative environment, with the necessary material, equipment and support.

Grumpy supports the five outcomes that are most important to children and young people as defined in Every Child Matters in all aspects of our services.

Grumpy’s aims are to promote resources and provide and assist in promoting, resourcing and providing play opportunities, facilities, back-up services, materials and equipment, information, training and specialist skills having particular regard for children and young people lacking adequate or appropriate play and educational opportunities or who are denied access to play and educational opportunities for any reason [including race, sexual orientation, gender, disability, language and culture].

Grumpy is at the forefront of play development in the UK. It is a catalyst for academics and campaigners for children’s play, local authorities as children’s service providers, voluntary organisations, grass-roots community projects and parents - people who are striving in different ways to ensure that children and young people are free to enjoy their fundamental right to play.

Grumpy puts children and young people first and the resources follow. Its unique profile embraces all the major sectors, voluntary, public and private. In this way we are able to locate available resources and encourage sharing and exchange, in the process highlighting issues surrounding the welfare and development of children and young people.