Too many children today lack the opportunity for adequate communal play experiences due to social, environmental and economic disadvantages. This restriction on children's freedom to explore their own independence has placed an added burden on parents and carers.

It is often difficult to provide the raw materials for imaginative and creative play in and around the home.
These factors make it essential that safe play space is provided and that supervised opportunities for play are organised where trained adults recognise and meet the play needs of children.

Nottingham City Council has 5 Play centres situated around the City:

Play Centres
Broxtowe Phoenix Adventure Playground 52-54 Westleigh Broxtowe Estate Nottingham NG8 6JX Tel. 0115 9150277	Forest Fields Play Centre 131 Russell Road Forest Fields Nottingham NG7 6GX Tel. 0115 9155672
Tennyson Street Play Centre 34 Tennyson Street Radford Nottingham NG7 4FU Tel 0115 9780564/9155838	St Anns Play Centre 95 Nugent Gardens Dennett Close St Anns Nottingham NG3 3NB Tel 0115 9584394
Balloon Woods Play Centre Coventry Lane Wollaton Vale Nottingham Tel.0115 9287500
Opening Times - Term Time Tuesday to Friday After school for 3-4 hours. Saturday Morning and afternoon Times may vary from centre to centre, and throughout the year.	Opening Times - School Holidays Monday to Friday morning and afternoon Bank Holidays closed

The centres are all open to children aged 5-14, and are open access (children are free to come and go as they choose).

Please contact the Centres for individual opening times, and more details.