Children miss out on local places to play

By Melanie Defries, Nursery World, 9 August 2007

Children are missing out on outdoor play at home because of heavy road traffic and a lack of suitable space, new research has revealed.

A survey commissioned by Play England, published last Wednesday (1 August) to coincide with Playday, the annual celebration of children's right to play, organised by Play England, found that while 71 per cent of adults had played outside in the street or close to their homes every day when they were young, only 12 per cent of children today do the same. The survey found that traffic was the main factor stopping children spending time outside, followed by a shortage of available...

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