Explore our Organisational Strategy and discover how community feedback, organisational learning and long-term planning are helping shape the future of Role Play Lane.

Discover the thinking behind our work. Our Theory of Change explains how Role Play Lane's activities support positive outcomes for children, families and communities, helping us turn community need into meaningful impact.

At Heol Chwarae Rôl – Role Play Lane, we are committed to understanding community need and evaluating the impact of our work. This report brings together evidence from community surveys, family feedback, consultation activities and impact reporting to demonstrate how our early years provision supports children, families and the wider community.

The findings highlight the importance of accessible, inclusive and affordable opportunities for children to learn through play while enabling families to build connections, access support and participate in their community.

Families told us about the realities of childcare costs, financial pressures, access to support and wellbeing. Discover the findings from our Child Poverty Strategy engagement work involving 228 beneficiaries from across South Wales.

Postcode analysis of 4,990 customer records shows families travelling from across South Wales to access Role Play Lane's inclusive activities, ALN provision and community support.

Read our feature in Children in Wales magazine, showcasing the impact of Role Play Lane's inclusive approach to play, family support, volunteering and community engagement. The article explores how we are creating opportunities for children and families to connect, thrive and reach their potential.

Thanks to funding from the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund, Role Play Lane has delivered over 1,600 role play engagements, 558 ALN engagements and hundreds of opportunities for local families over the past 12 months. Read more about the impact this funding has made.

Thanks to UK Shared Prosperity Fund support, we delivered 47 inclusive sessions welcoming over 298 families to play, connect and learn together.

We were asked to write an article for Children in Wales' Winter magazine!

Check it out here!

We are really proud of the ALN families and young people we have helped…so far!

Now we’re looking for your help…

Heol Chwarae Rol - Role Play Lane is delighted to announce that we’ve been named a finalist in Category 3, Prove It: The Social Impact Award at the 2025 Social Business Wales Awards!

We are proud to be part of Tesco Stronger Starts scheme!

Your support means everything - vote for us in-store using your blue token to help us continue making a difference for local families.

Every token = support for our community!

Thank you for helping us create stronger starts together!

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