Understanding Risky Play
Explore what risky play entails and why children are drawn to it.
Developmental Benefits of Risk
Discover how risky play enhances physical, cognitive, emotional, and social growth in children.
Balancing Safety and Freedom
Learn how to create safe yet challenging environments for risky play and engage with families and inspectors effectively.
About the Course
Join this course to gain the skills and knowledge needed to confidently facilitate risky play outdoors. Understand the developmental benefits, learn how to balance safety with freedom, and effectively communicate with families and inspectors. Empower children to build resilience through engaging outdoor activities.
Where the Wild Ones Learn
Jodie is a nature‑based early years educator and founder of Where the Wild Ones Learn. She supports practitioners across the UK to build confident, child‑led outdoor practice where safety, autonomy, and meaningful risk sit side by side. Her approach is gentle, practical, and rooted in real early years experience. Rachel brings a powerful mix of early years practice, trauma‑informed care, and lived experience as a parent of a PDA child. With a background managing residential homes for children with complex needs, she offers deep insight into emotional safety, co‑regulation, and supporting neurodivergent children with sensitivity and flexibility. Together, they create training that is warm, inclusive, and grounded in real‑world practice, helping adults feel confident offering challenge while nurturing resilience.