Feb 1, 2013 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
Whilst in Japan in 2012, I had the opportunity to visit a nursery. As usual, I thought it might be interesting to share a few photos of the outdoor space. This nursery is situated in a village. It was a stunning location. The nursery was going to be moved to another...
Sep 13, 2012 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
Last week I was facilitating an evening training session up at Gardenstown Playgroup. It is one of the privileges of my work, that I get to visit different settings and to see lots of different ideas in action. I particularly like seeing what settings do with small...
Feb 1, 2012 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Nature Play & Learning
This is a long overdue guest post. Last September, Malin Blomster, who lives and works in the Stockholm area, in a suburb just south of the actual city, sent these photos and text. She was keen for the blogging world to see a typical early years establishment in...
Dec 29, 2011 | Whole School
At this time of year, I think I tend to be quite reflective about where I’ve come from and what the future may hold. This year is particularly poignant as five years ago, I stopped working as a head teacher, with little idea about my future. Since then...
Nov 5, 2011 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
With such a focus on playing outside, it is interesting to see what the indoor space can look like. For me, all the outdoor pre-schools and schools I visited had the feel of a field study centre or adventure activity centre. Firstly the cloakroom areas are always well...