ECO champion Kathryn Solly has previously contributed posts for the Early Childhood Outdoors blog: What a wonderful world outside! and Pandemic possibilities outdoors. With the approach of a new Early Years Summit from Kathy Brodie (running free from 31st May to 6th June with no less than 30 interviews on speech, language and communication), it is …
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Early in March I posted a selection of books for children on the theme of rain – with the assumption that Spring would be wet… Well, we seem to be having the same kind of Spring as last year, which ended up being a drought. Here in Sheffield, we’ve had hardly any rain to speak …
Spring is around the corner – and we all know that in the UK, that means we are likely to have plenty of rain… With a climate that so often results in rain we need to have a very positive attitude to it! Children love the rain and will delight in any opportunity to play …
Registrations for our online research webinar ‘Where Are The Babies?’ booked up so quickly that before we knew it, it was fully booked. We are of course delighted that there is so much interest in this very important but under-researched area of provision: children from birth to two in the outdoors. In response, The Froebel …
It is with great pleasure that I’m able to announce that our long awaited research seminar Where Are The Babies? Exploring outdoor provision for children from birth to two, organised in collaboration with The Froebel Trust, will be going ahead as a free Froebel Trust hosted webinar on Saturday 20th March 2021, from 10am to 1pm. …
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The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch is just around the corner, taking place at any time between 29th and 31st of January, and I know that many early years settings are preparing to take part – adding to over 40 years of data gathering. Clearly, it’s a great springboard too for bringing everyone’s attention to the …
It’s a special occasion for Early Childhood Outdoors this week, so cause for a small celebration. We have reached the landmark of having 60 articles shared by the ECO meshwork through the ECO blog – which is quite an exciting achievement! The aim of our blog is to enable folks who are part of the …
Celebrating World Book Night and Earth Day together with six children’s great fiction books featuring Dandelions! “What better day than Earth Day to really make a determined effort to live lives in better harmony with nature.” Dr Jane Goodall This blog, from a lifelong avid reader and lifetime dandelion lover, is about Dandelions and Books. …
On Wednesday 22nd April, Earth Day reaches its 50th birthday, and this year it will be a huge global online event. While immersed in our current combined environmental and health crisis, it’s more important than ever that we seek to address the great imbalances that human activity has generated for our planet. Inspired by Juliet …
Early Childhood Outdoors is excited to announce the first of our annual research seminars on the child in the outdoors, on Friday 27th March 2020 in Sheffield. As part of the Froebel Trust’s yearlong seminar series to promote and share their funded research projects, this is free event is hosted by the Froebel Trust and …
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