Play services

What are playschemes?

Open Access Playschemes provide supervised play activities for school aged children. Open access means that the playscheme is open to all children in the local community on a first come first served basis. Supervised play activities are provided by staff on a sessional basis, and is therefore not normally suitable for working parents and does not constitute care being provided in the absence of parents/carers.

Where are playschemes?

A complete list of playschemes operating during school holidays is available prior to the holiday period. When the information is available, a link will be placed here. In the meantime, if you have any queries regarding open access play in Manchester, please telephone 0161 274 6503  

Manchester Play provides..

..support, information and resources to organisations which operate open access playschemes. Play providers need to be registered to be providers of play services for under 8's and Manchester Play can support these organisations through their registration. If your organisation would like to become a provider of play or you would like to be involved in playwork, please contact Manchester Play on 0161 274 6503.

Grants are available from Manchester Play to run playschemes. If you would like further information, please telephone 0161 274 6519.

For information on Play Training, please contact Sarah Botham from Learning & Development on 0161 203 3200.