Experts have spoken out to reassure practitioners that outdoor environments that challenge children are relatively safe, and within their settings they should continue to carry out risk benefit assessments rather than limit children's outdoor experiences.
According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), incidents similar to the one that took place at York College's outdoor area last month (see box) are very rare, with one death in playgrounds occurring nationally every two to three years.
David Yearley, RoSPA's head of play safety, said, 'Considering the millions of children and thousands of play spaces, the number of playground deaths is statistically very small. Nursery deaths are very rare with perhaps two in the past 15 years.'
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