12/06/2026
🎈🌍 Celebrate International Day of Play with NCN! 🌍🎈
Participating in the National Childhood Network’s “Stay and Play” session is a wonderful opportunity for Early Years, Childminders, and School Age Services to champion every child’s right to play 🧸✨
By opening your doors to families 👨👩👧👦, you help build strong partnerships between parents and educators while creating a warm sense of community 💛
🛝 This year’s theme is: 🌱 “Protect Play, Protect Childhood” 🌱
Play is not “just play” 💫 It supports:
🧠 Cognitive development
💪 Physical wellbeing
❤️ Social & emotional growth
🎨 Creativity & imagination
🤝 Confidence, belonging & connection
Hosting a Stay and Play session is a fantastic way to:
✨ Showcase your play-based practice
✨ Promote screen-free exploration
✨ Support lifelong learning foundations
✨ Align with Aistear, Síolta & EDI
✨ Celebrate the incredible work educators do every day 🌟
Please join NCN and celebrate the power of Play together!
📅 International Day of Play
🗓️ Thursday, 11 June 2026
💡 Each setting will receive a copy of our Non-Screen Play Tip Sheet information leaflet, featuring 31 practical play tips!🌈🧩🎨
To Register: https://ncn.ie/events/stay-play-campaign/
