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Provoking thoughts on free play
By Tim Gill, writer and playwork consultant,
Nursery World,
8 September 2005
Welcome to my new bi-monthly column. It won't surprise you to hear that, as a former director of the Children's Play Council, I am a big fan of free play. Children have nowhere near enough time or space simply to do what they want to do, in their own way and for their own reasons. Think back to your own childhood, and I am sure you will agree: while previous generations of children were free-range, today's are battery-reared.
Welcome to my new bi-monthly column. It won't surprise you to hear that, as a former director of the Children's Play Council,...
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