Claude Stephens is the Director of the Children at Play Network at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. The Children at Play Network is focused on creating a new generation of play spaces for children that connect them to nature through free play. They have built a network of regional expertise that focuses on incremental and ongoing support for improving outdoor play environments. Claude can speak to the science behind outdoor/free play and their experience in consulting with childcare centers in the creation/renovation of outdoor play space.