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Safety Information from Kidsafe NSW

Kidsafe NSW have an extensive list of Resources and Fact Sheets at this address:
https://www.kidsafensw.org/information-sheets/playground-safety/

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Kidsafe NSW

Sowing the Seeds - Reconnecting London's children with nature - Full Report

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London Sustainable Development Commision

Sowing the Seeds: Reconnecting London's children with nature1.14 MB

Natural Environments DEEC - Photographs

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DEEC

Natural Environments DEEC - Photographs2.35 MB

Liberty on the Swings - conference paper

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Jenene Burke University of Ballarat

Liberty on the Swings - conference paper217.72 KB

Sowing the Seeds - Reconnecting London's children with nature - Summary Report

Summary of Full Report

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London Sustainable Development Commission

Sowing the Seeds - Summary.pdf338.84 KB

Play in the Urban Landscape AILA National Policy Statement

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AILA

AILA Policy on Play in the UrbanLandscape132.85 KB

The Play Strategy

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UK Government

The Play Strategy UK Government1.84 MB

The importance of play

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Deidre Thian

The importance of play46.8 KB

The importance of play in promoting healthy child development

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/119/1/182.full.pdf+html

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American Acadamy of Pediatrics

The Good Playspace Guide: "I can play too"

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Play Australia

The Good Play Space Guide1.27 MB

The Death of the Australian Backyard - A Lesson for Canberra

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Tony Hall: Griffith University

The Death of the Australian Backyard, Tony Hall.pdf1.65 MB

The Children's Plan: Building brighter futures UK

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Dept for Children, Schools and Families, UK

The Children's Plan: Building brighter futures UK186.17 KB

The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action

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World Conference on Special Needs Education, Access and Quality

Salamanca Statement.pdf198.02 KB

Routes to Play UK

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Sustrans

Routes to play UK.pdf1.55 MB

Outcomes for Children: The Role of Professional Playworkers

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Skills Active

Outcomes for Children - The Role of Play Workers395.04 KB