About Us
Milton Keynes Play Association (MK PA) has been supporting the community for 40 years. Throughout this time we have gathered many generations’ worth of knowledge and experience, so we like to think we know a thing or two about playing! The understanding that comes with our background helps us to provide support for the members of staff and volunteers that work with children and young people in and around Milton Keynes. MK PA has two guiding principles: Making Play Happen and Making Play Matter. Knowing how vitally important these are to our children, we constantly strive to spread our message, training and resources to the wider community.
There are three core services that we offer: play, training and the provision of resources. These three together allow MK PA to encourage the development of individuals and organisations through play in the local community.
We also offer a wide range of activities and courses and stage fun and exciting events. Here is just a snippet:
Play
As our name would suggest, play is a fundamental part of what we do. We are always striving to find new and fun ways for children to play in safe and friendly environments and part of what we do involves:
- Milton Keynes-wide organised events that are open to all youngsters, free of charge
- Comprehensive guidance, advice, information and practical support to help you set-aside an area for safe and fun play
- Supply of a huge array of equipment to aid play through membership of the MK PA Equipment Library
Training
By utilising our many years of experience and through the dedication of our staff, we are able to offer a variety of qualifications, from getting the most out of play, to supporting children who suffer from ADHD. Some of the popular topics include:
- Courses to support children with special needs
- Arts and crafts workshops
- Courses to meet OFSTED standards: First Aid, Health & Safety, conducting risk assessments, basic food hygiene, safeguarding children (a basic awareness of Child Protection etc)
To look at different course content and find out more about dates, times and locations of training courses, click here
Resources
We have three main outlets for the resources we provide: the Scrap Store and Resource Unit, the MK PA Retail Shop, and by hiring resources from us directly.
- Our aim is to be able to provide affordable resource, previously unwanted by business and industry through our much loved Scrap Store and our Resource Unit. These vary from paper and card to fur and plastics.
- The MK PA Retail Shop is here to provide you with a wide variety of products at affordable prices
- We have a comprehensive range of equipment for hire, whether you want it for your own event or party, or if you want to help raise funds yourself
We pride ourselves on being able to source products even if we don’t stock them, so if you are ever left wanting a particular product to help with your play activities do not hesitate to make a request.
