PlayBoard NI

PlayBoard NI

7 Crescent Gardens
Belfast
BT7 1NS
United Kingdom

Contact Details

Jimmy Gillen
jimmy.gillen@playboard.co.uk
PlayBoard is an independent charity and the lead organisation for the development and promotion of children and young people’s play in Northern Ireland

Since its establishment in 1985, PlayBoard has been committed to supporting children and young people’s play through a combination of:

  • Service delivery and development;
  • Campaigning and lobbying;
  • Research, evaluation and awareness raising;
  • Working in partnership with others to put play on the agenda of policy makers and resource providers; and
  • Promoting best practice in Play and Playwork.

PlayBoard NI's Services

Indoor play ideas and activities

PlayBoard NI

COVID-19 Service

PlayBoard NI's Content

Event
Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI

Information session on financial support available to working parents including the NICSS extension to school age children.
Spaces to Be
News

PlayBoard NI

FREE mental health and well-being programme for children aged 9-11, featuring fun play sessions and interactive staff training, enhancing Shared Education.
IDOP
News

PlayBoard NI

Choose play – every day!
Survey
News

PlayBoard NI

Share your views to help measure the impact on services.
Event
Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI

Are you working with children aged 9 – 11 years over the summer months?
Event
Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI

Join PlayBoard’s online information sessions on new children’s mental health programme.
Event
Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI

Information session on financial support available to working parents accessing childcare.
Playwork survey
News

PlayBoard NI

As a result of changes introduced by City and Guilds at the end of 2024, the availability of Playwork qualifications is currently severely limited across Northern Ireland, impacting negatively on the play-based School-Age Childcare sector.
PlayBoard Report launch
News

PlayBoard NI

PlayBoard NI, the lead organisation for the development and promotion of children’s play, has released a new report outlining the significant challenges facing school-age childcare providers across Northern Ireland.
Event
Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI

FREE webinar for School-Age Childcare providers.

More Information

Type of Organisation

VCSE

Acronym

Leading the Play Agenda

Company Number

NI30225

NI Charity Number

NI104724

Team

  • Jimmy Gillen