outside, says Working Mum.
I walked past a nursery the other day and loved seeing children playing outside despite it raining. They were obviously well set up to play because even the staff were wearing uniform waterproofs. During winter, there were some days when one of my daughters said she hadn't played outside at nursery because, according to the staff, it was too cold or too wet. I do wonder whose judgement that was. Both of my girls love jumping in puddles.
Isn't there a popular saying that there's no such thing as the wrong weather, just the wrong clothes? The children have wellies at nursery, extra layers and spare clothes, so what's stopping them from venturing out, even for a short time?
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