Children can get their fill of learning in their outdoor area with the help of a water butt installed by practitioners at Cockfield Primary School nursery, as Judith Cowley explains
One of the children's favourite activities arising from the development of our outdoor area is tending their vegetables and flowers in the small fenced garden plot we created in a corner of the playground.
We ensure that waterproof outdoor clothing, aprons and boots are available so the children can dress themselves for their planned tasks before entering the area, and a large outdoor storage cupboard has been re-organised so they can access the tools and equipment they need and return them after use. Smaller tools are slotted on to hooks fastened to the inside of the doorframe and larger items, such as watering cans, stand on shelves inside. The cupboard is left open throughout the session and the children can always ask for any additional resources they feel they need.
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