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Risky play goes against the most basic instinct of a professional working in early education and care: to keep children safe is paramount to our job. But, paradoxically, risky play actually promotes everything best practice in early education and care stands for too: creating engaging and stimulating environments that test boundaries, sustain and expand confidences in individual ability and provide opportunities to grow. 

To create an environment that encourages this stimulation and engagement, we need to ensure that the provocations of our learning opportunities promote curiosity and active enquiry.  

From the colours we use to the way we use furniture in the setting, taking time to reflect on our use of physical space in the setting can be beneficial for the children and staff working in the space.

The 1001 Days Movement is a campaign that works to increase the recognition of just how important the infant years are to our continued development and learning through life.

Water is an open-ended resource, meaning the provision isn’t usually intended to have a specific outcome or instructions to follow.