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  • Community and Young people

    Have your say on play in WA

  • Thank you for taking part in this survey.

    This survey is for:

    • Children and young people aged 9 to 18 years
    • Community members who want to share their views about play for young children.

    What to expect:

    • It asks about the play experiences of young children (aged birth to eight)
    • It should take about 7 minutes to complete
    • If you are using a mobile phone, turning it sideways may make the questions easier to read

    Privacy and participation:

    • Taking part is completely voluntary
    • You can stop at any time
    • Your answers are anonymous and cannot be linked back to you
    • We may use general (non-identifiable) responses to help share findings from the survey

    If you need assistance, please contact the Office of Early Childhood at officeofearlychildhood@dpc.wa.gov.au 

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    Privacy Information

  • What we will do with your responses

  • The Department of the Premier and Cabinet collects this information in order to:

    • Receive and review submissions from members of the public as part of the consultation process informing development of the Play Strategy for Western Australia. 
    • Analyse trends and community feedback to inform policy development, program design, and decision-making processes.
    • Maintain records of survey responses for reporting, evaluation, and transparency purposes.

    We may share this information with:

    • Relevant state and local government agencies and policy teams, in order to incorporate community feedback into planning and decision-making.
    • External research partners or consultants engaged by the Department to support data analysis and reporting.

    We’re asking for this information to help the Department meet its responsibilities under the State Records Act 2000 (WA), which guides how government records are created, managed, and preserved, including those related to public consultation and survey responses.

    If you have any questions about how your personal information will be handled, you can contact the Department of the Premier and Cabinet on (08) 6552 5000 or at officeofearlychildhood@dpc.wa.gov.au. 

    By clicking ‘Next’, you agree that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet can collect your responses. If you do not agree, close the survey.

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  • About you

  • About this section

    We would like to ask a few questions about you to help us better understand who we are hearing from.
  • How old are you?*
  • Before you start, please ask your parent or guardian if you can do this survey. Choose ‘Yes’ only if they said you can.
  • The remaining demographic questions are optional and can be skipped if you prefer not to answer.
  • What is your gender?
  • Where do you live in Western Australia?
  • Are you of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin?
  • Do you identify as being from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse background?
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  • Your connection to young children

  • About this section

    We want to understand how often you interact with young children aged birth to 8 years in your daily life.
  • What is your main connection to young children?
  • How often do you spend time with young children?
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  • Children in your community

  • We want to know where and how you see young children playing in your community.

    What do we mean by play?

    Play means activities that children choose and enjoy. Play can be active or quiet. It can be indoors or outdoors. Children can play with people or alone. Play is not just organised activities.

  • How much do you agree with the following statements about your local community:
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  • What do you think about play?

  • Do young children have enough time for play?
  • Play is essential for young children to grow, learn and be healthy. How much do you agree?

  • Play and development

  • Consider each area separately and select the answer that best reflects your view.
  • How much do you think play supports the following?
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  • Overall, how well do you understand the essential role of play for young children to grow, learn and be healthy?
  • How confident are you in helping or supporting play?
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  • What helps play?

  • What would make the biggest difference to helping young children play? Choose up to 3 answers.
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  • Your play experiences

    When you were 8 years old or younger
  • 🧸 Think back to when you were 8 years old or younger

    We want to know where you liked to play, who you played with, and why play was important to you.
  • Where did you most enjoy playing? Choose up to 3 answers.
  • Who did you play with most? Choose up to 3 answers.
  • Why was playing important to you? Choose up to 3 answers.
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  • What helped or got in the way of play?

    When you were 8 years old or younger
  • 👫 Think back to when you were 8 years old or younger

    What made it easier or harder for you to play when you were younger, and what might have helped you play more.
  • What, if anything, made it harder for you to play? Choose up to 5 answers.
  • What would have allowed you to play more? Choose up to 3 answers.

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