The Power of Risky Play in the Early Years - Hardcover

Zoe Sills; Sarah Watkins

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1529685826 ISBN 13: 9781529685824

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2025

Synopsis

Harness the learning Power of Risky Play in the Early Years.

Now, more than ever, children need to develop autonomy and decision-making skills.  Too often in Early Years settings, opportunities for learning through risky play are missed.  In this book, Zoe Sills and Sarah Watkins support you to overcome the barriers to embedding and allowing space for risky play in your setting.  

*Know the value of Risky Play
*Create a learning environment that encourages and supports Risky Play
*Feel confident to allow the time and space for Risky Play
*Develop a better understanding of risk and learning.

Children know what they need for their bodies and minds.  Through self-directed play, children naturally challenge themselves.  They test their physical and emotional boundaries as part of cognitive and physical development. We should be supporting this child-led learning in the Early Years, not limiting it. This book helps you to do this - to harness the learning power of Risky Play.

About this title

About the Authors

Zoe Sills is a Forest School leader who delivers training and outdoor learning opportunities as Jackdaw Forest School, as well as working for Play Scotland as an OPAL mentor. Previously, Zoe has been a pastoral leader, secondary and middle school teacher and manager of Early Years settings.


Sarah Watkins is a Forest School leader who runs an outdoor learning company called Dandy Lions. Sarah was previously Head of School and is now an Associate Lecturer at the University of Worcester, in the education department.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529685826
• ISBN 13: 9781529685824
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192