dcf.cymru stimulus sheet · Health and Social Care, and Childcare · Year 11

Glanafon play research pack

Glanafon, its council, the organisations, the people, the web addresses and every figure on this sheet are invented. The web addresses will not work. This pack is for practice only. It is not part of any WJEC assessment and must not be used in NEA work.

The investigation question

How well does play provision in Glanafon meet the needs of disabled children aged 5 to 11?

Glanafon is a county borough in south Wales. Every local authority in Wales has to assess whether there are enough opportunities for children to play in its area. This is called a Play Sufficiency Assessment. The pages below were printed from the web on 15 September 2026.

1. The first search

A pupil typed disabled kids play glanafon into a search engine. This is the first page of results.

AI overview (generated automatically; no sources listed)
“About half of the play areas in Glanafon are accessible to disabled children, according to Glanafon Council. The council offers one-to-one support at its summer playschemes to every child who needs it. Popular inclusive options include Neidio Soft Play.”

Sponsored · www.neidiosoftplay.co.uk · Neidio Soft Play: Glanafon’s MOST inclusive play centre! Book now.
www.cwmchat-community.co.uk/threads/playschemes · “they’re shutting ALL the playschemes”: Glanafon community chat
www.glanafongazette.co.uk/news/parc-y-dderwen · Parents’ FURY as adventure playground shuts
www.ourbigdayout-blog.co.uk/2019/every-park-glanafon · We tried every park in Glanafon so you don’t have to!
www.glanafonparentcarers.org.uk/survey-2025 · Play and leisure survey 2025: results
www.glanafon.gov.wales/play-sufficiency-2025 · Play Sufficiency Assessment 2025: summary

Source A: Glanafon County Borough Council

www.glanafon.gov.wales/play-sufficiency-2025 · “Play Sufficiency Assessment 2025: summary” · published 30 June 2025

This summary sets out the main findings of our Play Sufficiency Assessment. The full report and data tables can be downloaded below.

There are 42 equipped play areas in the county borough. 9 of them have at least one piece of accessible equipment, such as a cradle swing or a wheelchair-accessible roundabout. 3 have an accessible toilet within 200 metres.
Our summer playschemes ran at 6 sites in 2024. We received 71 requests for a place with one-to-one support and were able to offer 38.
We surveyed 1,260 children in schools. 907 of all children said “I can play where I want to play”. Of the 84 children who told us they are disabled, 41 said the same.
Action plan: we will add accessible equipment to 6 more play areas by 2028. Playschemes will run at all 6 sites again in summer 2026.

Source B: Glanafon Parent Carer Forum

www.glanafonparentcarers.org.uk/survey-2025 · “Play and leisure survey 2025: results” · published 2 May 2025

We are a volunteer group of parents and carers of disabled children in Glanafon. In March 2025 we ran an online survey for our members. 58 families replied.

36 of the 58 families said the lack of an accessible toilet near a play area meant they could not stay long, or did not go at all.
29 of the 58 families said they had asked for a one-to-one playscheme place and not been offered one.
“The new cradle swing in Parc Glas is brilliant. My daughter can finally play next to her brother.” (parent of a 7-year-old)

We shared these results with the council’s play team in May 2025.

Source C: Glanafon Gazette

www.glanafongazette.co.uk/news/parc-y-dderwen · “Parents’ FURY as adventure playground shuts” · by Rhian Owen, 14 January 2026

Families have hit out after Parc y Dderwen adventure playground closed its gates for 8 months. “It’s a disgrace, where are our kids meant to go?” said one mum at the gates.

The council says the £310,000 refurbishment will add a wheelchair-accessible roundabout, a sensory garden and a Changing Places toilet, and that the playground will reopen in September 2026. Councillor Dafydd Morgan, cabinet member for children, said: “This will be the most accessible playground in the county borough.”

Source D: “Our Big Day Out” blog

www.ourbigdayout-blog.co.uk/2019/every-park-glanafon · “We tried every park in Glanafon so you don’t have to!” · by “Mam of Two”, 3 August 2019

This summer my son (he uses a wheelchair) and I set ourselves a challenge: visit every park in Glanafon. Honestly? Only 2 had a swing he could use. Most had bark chippings he couldn’t wheel over. The staff at the Parc Glas café were lovely though! Comment below with your favourite park.

Source E: Neidio Soft Play (sponsored post)

www.neidiosoftplay.co.uk · advert shown at the top of the search results, no date

Neidio is Glanafon’s MOST inclusive play centre! 100% of families love us! Quiet SEN sessions every Sunday, 08:00 to 09:00, only £7.50 per child. Book online now and get a free slushie!

Source F: Cwm Chat community forum

www.cwmchat-community.co.uk/threads/playschemes · post by user “glanafon_dad88”, 2 September 2026

heard from someone at the council theyre shutting ALL the playschemes next year!!! council dont care about disabled kids never have. share this

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How to reference a web page (a simple Harvard style)

Author or organisation (year) Title of the page. Available at: web address (Accessed: date).

Example: Play Council of Nowhere (2024) Why play matters. Available at: www.playcouncil.example/why-play (Accessed: 15 September 2026).

In your writing, refer to the source in brackets: (Play Council of Nowhere, 2024).

Search operators

"play sufficiency": quotation marks find the exact phrase.
accessible OR inclusive: finds pages with either word.
-"soft play": a minus sign removes pages with that word or phrase.
site:gov.wales: only shows pages from that website or domain.