A Place to Play: Moving Towards Fairness of Place for All Children

Play and access to safe green spaces - like parks and playgrounds - support a child’s healthy growth and development. Yet access to safe, stimulating, and joyful play space is not equally distributed. Structural forces, such as zoning regulations and underinvestment in communities, have led to inequitable access to quality play spaces in communities across the US. In this webinar, you’ll learn more about the importance of having quality places to play, community-led solutions to address gaps in play space equity, and what still needs to be done to ensure our built environments support child development and lifelong health.
Speakers:
Leah Anyanwu, Programme Specialist, Children on the Move, Children's Learning and Development, The LEGO Foundation (Moderator)
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience,Temple University; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute
Lysa Ratliff, Chief Executive Officer, KABOOM!
Melissa Rivard, Assistant Director - Innovation Strategies, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (Host)
Panelists:
Cynthia Briscoe Brown, Atlanta Board of Education Seat 8 At Large
Le-Quyen Vu, Executive Director, Indochinese American Council
To learn more about why place matters for early childhood development and lifelong health, go to developingchild.harvard.edu/ .