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Insurance for indoor soft play centres. With children on the equipment from opening to close, public liability sits at the heart of your cover, alongside your staff, your play frame and your income.

Insurance for indoor soft play centres. With children on the equipment from opening to close, public liability sits at the heart of your cover, alongside your staff, your play frame and your income.

Children on site
Play frames & equipment
Public liability
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Cover for soft play and indoor play centres across the UK

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What is soft play insurance?

Soft play insurance is a combination of covers for businesses running an indoor play centre: public liability for injury to children, parents and visitors, employersโ€™ liability for your staff, and cover for the play frame, soft flooring and fittings. Many centres add business interruption, and product liability if they serve food.

Children are climbing, sliding and jumping on your equipment all day. Even with good supervision, bumps and falls are part of the business, so the right cover matters.

The right soft play cover depends on:

Size and capacity of the centre
Age ranges you cater for
The play frame and equipment
Number of staff
Whether you serve food and drink
Party and event bookings
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Cover that fits the way your centre works

Cover that fits the way your centre works

Children on the equipment all day, parents in the cafรฉ and parties at the weekend.

Children on the equipment all day, parents in the cafรฉ and parties at the weekend.

Public LiabilityRecommended

Public Liability

The main cover for a soft play centre. Protection if a child, parent or visitor is injured on the equipment or their property is damaged.


Employersโ€™ LiabilityRecommended

Employersโ€™ Liability

Often a legal requirement once you employ staff, from play supervisors to your cafรฉ team.


Property & ContentsRecommended

Property & Contents

Protection for the play frame, soft flooring, ball pit and fittings.


Business InterruptionRecommended

Business Interruption

Support for income lost while the centre is closed after a fire, flood or other insured event.


Stock & EquipmentOptional

Stock & Equipment

Cover for cafรฉ stock, party supplies and spare play equipment.


Product LiabilityOptional

Product Liability

Protection against claims from food or drink you serve, including allergic reactions.


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Is this cover right for your centre?

This type of business insurance may suit you if you run an indoor soft play or play centre with children and families on site.

This cover may suit:

Independent indoor play centres
Play centres with a cafรฉ
Party and event venues
Centres inside a larger attraction
Multi-site operators
New centres about to open

Just opened, or about to?

Just opened, or about to?

New soft play centres can get covered without years of trading history behind them, so you can open on schedule.

New soft play centres can get covered without years of trading history behind them, so you can open on schedule.

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How much does soft play insurance cost?

Thereโ€™s no fixed price. It depends on the size and capacity of your centre, the ages you cater for, your play equipment and how itโ€™s inspected, your staffing, whether you serve food and your claims history.

Size and capacity

A larger centre with more children on site at once carries more risk.

Age ranges

Insurers look at whether you cater for toddlers, older children or both.

Staff and supervision

More employees increase your employersโ€™ liability exposure, and supervision levels matter too.

Play equipment

The type, age and condition of your play frame and equipment.

Inspection regime

Regular, recorded inspections of the play frame show insurers the risk is managed.

Claims history

Insurers look at any previous claims, and your accident records, when they assess your cover.

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Why use Insurance Revolution for your soft play centre?

We help play centre operators find cover built around children on the equipment, not a generic leisure policy.

Access to 20+ UK insurers
Cover built around children on site
Help understanding policy options
Experienced UK advisers
Support for new and growing centres
Ongoing support when you claim

How the quote process works

How the quote process works

Getting soft play insurance takes four steps: tell us about your centre, tell us what covers you need, compare specialist insurers, then get covered, often the same day.

Getting soft play insurance takes four steps: tell us about your centre, tell us what covers you need, compare specialist insurers, then get covered, often the same day.

1

Tell us about your centre

Your premises, capacity, staff and whether you serve food.

2

Tell us what you need

Which covers matter most, from public liability to business interruption.

3

We compare specialist insurers

We search our panel of 20+ UK insurers.

4

Get covered and open

Receive your documents, often the same day.

Weโ€™re with you all the way

UK-based specialist advisers
Access to specialist insurers
No obligation, just expert help

Need cover before you open?

Need cover before you open?

Landlords and equipment suppliers often ask for proof of public liability before you open. We can often arrange your certificate the same day.

Landlords and equipment suppliers often ask for proof of public liability before you open. We can often arrange your certificate the same day.

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Trusted by thousands of businesses across the UK

Trusted by thousands of businesses across the UK

From everyday business insurance to complex specialist cover, our customers trust Insurance Revolution to find the right protection and provide expert support when it matters.

From everyday business insurance to complex specialist cover, our customers trust Insurance Revolution to find the right protection and provide expert support when it matters.

Soft play insurance guides

Soft play insurance guides

Practical advice on cover, equipment and keeping a play centre open.

Practical advice on cover, equipment and keeping a play centre open.

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Soft play insurance FAQs

Soft play insurance FAQs

Straight answers on cover, children, equipment and cost.

Straight answers on cover, children, equipment and cost.

Soft play insurance is a combination of covers for indoor play centres: public liability for injury to children and visitors, employersโ€™ liability if you have staff, and cover for the play frame, flooring and fittings.

Still have questions?

Our advisers are here to help you find the right solution.

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Soft play centres share food, customer and premises risks with these businesses, and each has its own cover needs.

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