NO - UTE NAVIDI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LONDON PLAY, AND VICE-PRESIDENT (EUROPE), INTERNATIONAL PLAY ASSOCIATION
London Play welcomes the shift in public policy nationally and now locally, where investment is creating more, and more varied, play spaces. All children need access to a rich diet of play opportunities. Staffed playgrounds compensate for the destruction of habitats where children used to find these naturally. More adventurous play spaces are being created.
Yet awareness that, through play, children learn how to risk-assess situations is lagging behind. Children's play is not welcome in many areas. Sadly, London Play's "Play Priority Area" signs, which challenge the "no ball games" culture, are still selling like hotcakes.
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