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Penny Seward
Risky Outdoor Play
Risky outdoor play can be described as play that provides opportunities for challenge, problem-solving, testing limits, exploring, pushing boundaries and developing critical thinking. This might include climbing, jumping, rough and tumble play, balancing, and negotiating hazards (Sandseter, Kleppe and Sando, 2020; Sandseter 2007; Little & Wyver, 2008).
In 2017 Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s, then Chief Inspector intimated that early year’s settings should not shy away from risk but should create opportunities for challenge and be “bolder” in incorporating risk into activities. (Ofsted, 2017)