Life is a risky business. There is no doubt about it. However, most of us do not contemplate the risks that we take on a daily basis too closely. Perhaps if we did, we might never get out of bed!
Mostly, we take personal responsibility for our own safety, although there are times when we may have no control over the danger that others put us in. People who insist on using their mobile phone while driving is one that particularly irks me. I'm sure that you can think of others.
As early years practitioners with a legal obligation to provide a vast array of exciting learning opportunities for young children - including daily periods of learning outdoors- the awareness of risk, and being aware of the implications of risk-taking, are a necessary part of our job. We need to provide an environment that is emotionally supportive, intellectually stimulating and physically challenging, while doing our utmost to prevent those in our care from coming to harm.
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