St Mary's Catholic Primary School Parent's survey about playtime at School (Baseline)
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are looking at our playtimes and thinking about how we can improve them by introducing the
OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) Primary Programme.
We really want to know what you think of playtimes now, please help us out by completing this short survey.
Thank you in advance.
1.
How important do you think playtime at school is for our children?
Not at all important
Not so important
Somewhat important
Very important
Extremely important
2.
Currently, how much does your child or children enjoy their school playtimes? (Feel free to ask them!)
Playtime is brilliant
Playtime is good
Playtime is neither good nor bad
Playtime is bit boring
Playtime is horrible
3.
why?
4.
Do you think playtime at our school is
Too short
Just right
Too long
5.
Thinking about your own childhood, what did you like playing at school or at home?
6.
How did you benefit from that play time? (tick all that apply)
Friendship
Physical skills
Self-control
Emotional skills
Awareness of the natural world
7.
Please tell us any other ways that you benefitted from playtime
8.
Do you feel your own child or children have the same play opportunities to play outdoors as you did?
Yes
No
9.
How does outdoor play for children now differ to what you did? (Outside of school)
10.
We want to improve the play opportunities at our school. What types of things would you like to see? (tick all that apply)
More sports equipment to play with
Lots of junk to play with (cardboard boxes, tyres, material)
A big play kitchen
Water play
Sand play
Scooters and skateboards
Music to dance to
Social areas
Trees to climb
Climbing frames
Small world (dolls, mini cars, dinosaurs, farm animals)
Ball games (tennis, volleyball, basketball)
More space for football
11.
Anything else you would like in the playground?
12.
Thinking about your family, how frequently do your children play outdoors outside your home, in the street, a green space (park, marshes, beach, playground) or similar?
Every day
A few times a week
About once a week
A few times a month
Once a month
Less than once a month
13.
Where do they mostly play outdoors?
14.
Thinking about your family, what mostly stops outdoor play?
Life is too busy
Weather
Nowhere to go
My neighbours might complain
Stranger danger
Traffic danger
15.
Does anything else stop your children playing outdoors? (please specify)
16.
Do you own a raincoat?
Yes
No
17.
How do you feel about muddy clothes and minor accidents from playing?
Strongly approve
Approve
Neither approve nor disapprove
Disapprove
Strongly disapprove
18.
Any more comments?
19.
We are looking for parents to help over the next year, for instance collecting stuff to play with, fundraising or helping to make things to play with. Would you be willing to help? If so how?
[Note this is not a commitment, and you won't be contacted about these ideas. We will contact people separately asking for commitments based on the collective answers to this question]
Thank you very much for completing this questionnaire, your answers will really help us to help all our children have great playtimes.
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