The study, An economic evaluation of play provision, by Matrix Evidence, commissioned by Play England, revealed that stopping investment in adventure playgrounds and after-school clubs will actually result in more long-term financial costs to society.
Researchers looked at better academic performance and improved health and estimated that the overall value of the benefits derived from just one adventure playground is £2.8m.
Use of adventure playgrounds was found to have a positive impact on key stage 1 attainment. Good key stage 1 attainment is likely to translate into good key stage 2 and 3 attainment and also eventually to good GCSE performance, said the report.
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