Mar 10, 2023 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
I love being able to visit to Highway Farm Little Explorers Outdoor Nursery. Each time I have been, the place continues to involve in creative ways which are well worth sharing. The placement and quantities of mirrors around the site really caught my attention one...
Jun 6, 2022 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning, Whole School
There are a growing number of organisations and Facebook groups dedicated to ensuring children have lots of free time in nature as part of their early childhood. Browse the following to get a feel for them: American Forest Kindergarten AssociationChild and Nature...
Jun 23, 2021 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
I receive a lot of queries about outdoor nurseries, out-of-school clubs, forest kindergartens and nature kindergartens in Scotland. This post lists the ones I am aware of, but please, if you know of others, then please do get in touch and tell me more. One...
Sep 2, 2017 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
In this blog post, I had the opportunity to interview Zilvinas Karpis, who founded the first outdoor nursery in Lithuania. As with other European countries, there is increased focus and interest in such approaches. There is lots of evidence that points to the...
Nov 22, 2011 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
Toulcuv Dvur is best described as an urban environmental education centre. It is situated in a built up suburb of Prague. The nursery is in the far left cornerThe founder, Emilka Strejikova, was an early years teacher who strongly believed in nature “imprinting” and...