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Play Active for ECEC Educators

Boost children's health - plus your own skills and accreditation!

FREE Professional Development and play resources!

Play Active provides simple, fun active play ideas you can use immediately, plus a short, practical professional development course that fits into your day.

We'll help you grow your skills so you can support children's healthy development through energetic play, every day.

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Designed for busy Educators

Start your free 20-minute PD!

Our short video-based course covers key concepts for you to learn in boosting active play and children's health and provides you with a certificate valid for two years. Our online training can be done anytime, from anywhere, in 20 minutes!

Practical and easy to complete

Designed for busy educators
Aligned to NQS and ELYF to improve your practice, policies and environment
Easy and fun to implement across your service
Supports children's healthy development and school readiness
Happier, more engaged children
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What do you get?

FREE professional development, play tips, games and resources.

Professional Development

Free and fast online training and certification which takes 20 minutes. Topics include the amount of physical activity and active play children of all ages need each day, how to promote indoor and outdoor energetic play, nature play, and much more!

Sharable games and activities

Lots of movement games and ideas, including new Move it Monday activities each week, with ELYF and NQS learning links and development outcomes ready made for your planning and documentation.

Download your free active play and nature play resources to get a taste of what Play Active can offer.

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Bring Play Active to your whole service

Love it? Share it with your Director!

Many centres join Play Active because an educator introduces it.

When your Director signs up, your whole centre gets access to:

  • A tailored Physical Activity and Screen Time Policy, procedures, QIPs, daily planners and more
  • Full Play Active resource pack delivered to your service
  • Ongoing educator support

Share the link and provide your Director with a 10% off code, valid until May 30, 2026.

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