Is this safe? Nursery (uk)
My son has recently started nursery and their outdoor play area is just wooden pallete and planks of wood and tires to climb on.
They have some bits built up to climb on but just planks and pallets balancing on tires, nothing professionally built or put together properly and it goes quite high (5ft) without any barrier or anything to hold onto.
I think they're trying to lean into risky play and allowing the kids to be independent but they don't have any normal play structures..
Maybe I worry too much but my son isn't very agile. I also worry about splinters and possible nails? I know they've probably checked over the wood but I can't be sure.
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No, I wouldn't say that's ok at all. How old is your son? My daughters nursery has an amazing outdoor play area. Sheds with different role-playing, massive sand pit, assault course, and bikes to ride on, theirs also other areas for imaginative play in the outdoor area
Do nursery’s out in the uk not get inspected by whatever governing bodies exist before being allowed to continue running?
I don’t think it sounds entirely unsafe but I also dunno what it actually looks like.
They will of risk assessed the entire garden area of the nursery and will likely carry out safety checks every single morning before use of the garden.
I would be against safe guarding, health and safety and EYFS regulations to not have these safety precautions in place.
Do they have any other areas for outdoor play? It sounds strange their only outdoor area is just that and no open spaces for bikes/ride on toys or space to put activities out. It’s hard deeming it completely unsafe without seeing it?
I would say theyve most probably risk assessed it but maybe just keep an eye on it for the moment. They could be waiting for funding to completely redo the garden. Could also ask them for the risk assessment or express your issues with it to them and let them give you a response on how you feel about it and how they can ease your mind on it
My son's nursery had tires, wood etc which they used for building walkways, it was a team work exercise (they were however in pre school) they used to be so excited to show all the parents at home time what they'd all worked on and how you got round the path / frame they'd built.
It wasn't under cover or kept away but they had strict instructions not to touch unless allowed and supervised.
Could it be something like that?
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Is this safe? Nursery (uk)
My son has recently started nursery and their outdoor play area is just wooden pallete and planks of wood and tires to climb on.
They have some bits built up to climb on but just planks and pallets balancing on tires, nothing professionally built or put together properly and it goes quite high (5ft) without any barrier or anything to hold onto.
I think they're trying to lean into risky play and allowing the kids to be independent but they don't have any normal play structures..
Maybe I worry too much but my son isn't very agile. I also worry about splinters and possible nails? I know they've probably checked over the wood but I can't be sure.
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