The US Play Coalition and the Institute for Child Success are thrilled to present the recordings and materials from the “PLAY and Early Childhood” ONLINE Institute, a unique early childhood professional development program presented live on Zoom on October 3, 2020. AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH DECEMBER 30, 2020. Presentations included with this 6-hour institute: Workshop 1… Read more »
The Youth Outdoor Policy Playbook is a joint effort of the Children and Nature Network, the Meridian Institute, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, Outdoor Alliance for Kids and North American Association of Environmental Education. As part of the 2020 Online Conference on the Value of Play, representatives of each organization (detailed below) discussed the Youth… Read more »
The U.S. Play Coalition is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural Fran P. Mainella Play Conference Scholarship. This brand new scholarship program is named for our founder Fran P. Mainella, the first woman to serve as Director of the US National Park Service and one of America’s leading play advocates. The scholarship was… Read more »