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Cold, wet and windy weather doesn't have to mean staying indoors. In the final part of her series on winter play outdoors, Julie Mountain suggests some creative approaches for fun and learning.
Active outdoor play has many benefits for children. Viv Hampshire explains how her children's centre is encouraging families to get out and about, rain or shine.
Visits are invaluable to young children's learning. Heading out on a trip can provide meaningful contexts for learning, broaden children's experience and feed their insatiable desire to explore.
Walking and running are both challenging locomotor skills for children to master. But the right approach can maximise opportunities for learning, says Lala Manners.
Puzzles, magnets and wind equipment set fun challenges for early science exploration in products that childcarers tested for Mary Evans.
* Learning through Landscapes, the school grounds charity, has launched a website dedicated to helping early years settings and schools make the most of their outdoor spaces. The website aims to offer...
Sharing your outdoor space, or even just the corridors that lead to it, can restrict when and how you use your outside provision. Ginny Wright, from Learning through Landscapes, explores the issues.
Wet and dry sand can provide a useful basis for further learning when combined with careful planning and an interesting variety of resources, says Jane Drake. Photography at lescudjack nursery in...
A grant-funded outdoor space was made to order according to the nursery children's wishes and needs. Ruth Thomson takes a look around.
Cowgate Under 5s has opened up its spaces so that children of different age groups can move freely around the setting - with significant benefits. The nursery's June Graham explains why it works.