By next April every local authority will have received at least £1m to develop play areas. Children will also have a say in the design of play spaces.
The funding was originally planned for 2010/2011 but has been brought forward to boost the economy.
There will also be more playworkers to run supervised play spaces, such as adventure playgrounds, in the most deprived and built-up areas.
Eighty-nine local authorities will receive around £1.1m each, adding to the 63 local areas which have already received funding.
Ten new pathfinder local authorities will receive around £2.5m each to create new play areas, renovate existing sites and build and staff an adventure playground.
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