Parents banned from playground

[MrsChemist]

I thought this would have been here by now.

Also reported on the Beeb

If "quite risky and challenging activities take place." then I think it would be in everyones' best interests for parents to keep a close eye on their own children, instead of leaving it up to a handful of vetted playworkers.
I take my nephew to the park, and I need eyes in the back of my head just to stop him doing something stupid, like leap off the slide. I certainly wouldn't trust someone to be looking after an indeterminate amount of children, for unstructured play, in a place deemed "quite risky".

Although, I bet there is more to this story than meets the eye (as with most news stories).

Ludicrous. The mayor needs to read what Ofsted actually says:
'only people working with children needed to be checked, not all adults on the premises.

It added: 'We would never seek to prevent parents and carers having access to their own children.'

LOL at the comment underneath from Adam Burns , Manchester.

i was kind of glad not to see the story on mn if i'm honest. totally blown out of all proportion.

read statement from watford council down the page

I would like to hear from someone local as well.
I'd like to know if parents are not allowed to watch from the other side of the fence (unless it's a big fence) as the article suggests, because (if I remember from my days as a young child) parents aren't allowed to roam around Softplay willy nilly, they have to sit on the sidelines, but they can still watch IYSWIM.

[[http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2009/10/29/mail-caught-out-on-plaground-paedophiles-story/ Ha ha!

Their media spokesman is wrong about CRB checks being done by the police - the clue's in the name, i.e. Criminal Records Bureau.

Seems to be a case of confusion - this is about an adventure play scheme, not an ordinary playground.

Ha ha!

Oh FFS, what's wrong with me tonight?