The outdoor adventure isn’t a field trip for these preschoolers but part of their normal routine. The children are enrolled in the Chicago Botanic Garden Nature Preschool and spend most of the ...

“Outdoor preschool really aligns with so many of the values of our own teacher programs,” said Kathy Schultz, dean of CU Boulder’s School of Education. “Children are allowed to pursue their own ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo’s Early Explorers Preschool, an outdoor early-education program, has received its official license from the state to become the first licensed outdoor preschool in California.

Outdoors become classroom for many preschoolers. Thursday, May 12, 2016 ...

Two youngsters in Tiny Trees' outdoor preschool program play with building blocks on the ground. TODAY. It's a chance for the smallest students to get unplugged lesson plans in a digital age, ...

Outdoor preschools grow a passion for nature Post-pandemic, children have learned it’s a fun environment to spread their wings.

But Farnsworth’s daughter, Josephine, 3, doesn’t get indoor duty. She attends an outdoor preschool that doesn’t have an indoors. Instead, the hardy kids who go to The Nursery School bundle ...

Outdoor preschool teachers said they’ve seen students flourish in these programs and they want more children to experience these benefits. Outdoor preschools build confidence, teachers said.

State officials are discussing how to license outdoor schooling and unlock funding earmarked for underserved communities. In 2020, Washington state had more than 50 nature preschools and Illinois ...

Advocates for outdoor preschools had hoped a new law setting up state licensing would help expand access to nature-based early learning. But now they say the rules state officials are considering ...

Outdoor preschool children wait in line to start their day. Getty "They are learning all kinds of valuable principles about gravity, and texture, and shapes and colors and all the things you might ...

Children in an outdoor preschool program run through West Linn's Mary S. Young Park on June 10. The children climb trees, forage for berries and run along the park’s trails while learning the ...