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Free & Low Cost Activities in Leeds Children’s Centres & Libraries for Baby Week 2025

What’s on – booking information below for Leeds Children Centres & Family Hubs and Leeds Libraries

Everything to Play for – Leeds’ Role in the Raising the Nation Play Commission

As we celebrate National Playday, we’re proud to share how Leeds has helped shape a national conversation about the importance of play — through our involvement in the Raising the Nation Play Commission. In Leeds we have attracted a national spotlight for our trailblazing work to make play everyone’s business and to prioritise children’s time, space and…
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John Lewis & Baby Week Special Events

John Lewis and Child Friendly Leeds bring you a baby week special here in Leeds.

Open your road for play!

Making your street a safe place for children, young people and all your neighbours to play, hang out and have fun. National and local research has highlighted that children are not playing out in the same way they have done in recent decades. Traffic has doubled since the 1980s – more needs to be done…
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Child Friendly Leeds Summer Guide Holidays

The Child Friendly Guide to Summer in Leeds

Child Friendly things to do in Leeds this summer!

International Day of Play 2024

This June 11th is the first ever UN International Day of Play! We hope that children, young people and families had a day full of play. Look out for a shout-out of two schools who had an extra playful day below! Before we talk a little bit about International Day of Play, we want to…
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Play and the built environment

Playing out then… Adults born in the 1970s, 1960s and earlier tell stories of playing out with glee. Eyes light up as they speak about ‘dumping school bags and not coming home until the street lights came on’, ‘jumping on a circular bus route for 10p – getting off at all the stops with playgrounds…
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Leeds Youth Voice Groups Takeover @ Civic Hall

We welcomed 32 young people from youth voice groups from across Leeds to have their say on issues around health; transport; education; play and inclusion. What happened on the night? All the youth groups started arriving to the Banqueting Hall at Leeds Civic Hall from around 4:00pm. They ate some food and got prepared for…
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The Child Friendly Guide to Leeds this April

Top 10 Places to Visit with the Kids this Spring and Easter.

Baby Week UK 2023 – The Grand Opening in Leeds

Play Conversations Together The Baby Week Grand Opening at The Tetley This year, The Tetley partnered with Baby Week for a takeover event. Events aimed at expectant parents or parents of 0-5 year olds were held throughout the week and across the whole iconic building. The event was a sensory experience and a great opportunity…
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Seasons – Forest School

Seasons are a Child Friendly Leeds ambassador who do great work connecting people with nature. As we are celebrating all things Wish 5 – everyone takes more action to protect the environment from climate change – we wanted to find out more about the work that ‘Seasons’ does. Seasons is a Forest School in Leeds…
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Spotlight on: Grimes Dyke Primary School

It’s our month of raising awareness of Child Friendly Leeds Wish 5 – everyone takes more action to protect the environment from climate change – and we couldn’t let this month pass by without shining the spotlight on Grimes Dyke Primary School, who are doing amazing things to take climate action and teach our youngsters…
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