The Play Strategy will lose £5m in funding, though it was widely expected to be scrapped after reports that a Treasury aide had highlighted it as an example of inefficient Government spending. Savings are to be made by scaling back non-capital related projects and reducing the role of national delivery partners. But the Government has pledged to maintain capital funding this year so that play sites can continue to be refurbished.
The Play Shaper programme, funded by the DfE, which helps local authorities to consider children's play when planning towns and cities, is to be scaled back.
The Every Child a Reader programme faces cuts of £5m over the next year, while no decision has been made on its future.
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