A national study published in Environmental Science & Technology finds that children aged 2 to 4 years in the United States ...

In an age of fleeting digital engagements, investing in a thoughtfully designed backyard play environment brings children ...

In preschool, unstructured time isn’t a break from learning, it’s where learning often takes root. When children are given ...

With heat indices over 100 degrees across much of the country, it's hot out there. But is it too hot for kids to be outside?

In a light and airy classroom at Early Partners preschool, ... and Sonny Corass, 4, play on a swing in an outdoor classroom at Early Partners in New Orleans on Thursday, April 3, 2025. (Staff ...

Lively, thriving little learners play in sand, make “music” with pots and pans and ride tricycles in a new green space at Moline School District's preschool. "Jeff's Outdoor Play Space" at the ...

After 25 years in the field of early childhood education, Han has now received the Brian Sutton-Smith Play Scholarship Award from The Association for the Study of Play (TASP). This award honors ...

At Canyon Crest Preschool, we offer flexible options, including part-day and full-day programs, "Parent and Me" classes and family events. Our approach blends unstructured play, purposeful ...

As of early January, 20 outdoor, nature-based programs are licensed and serve about 440 children. As of October last year, 56 families were using public subsidies, where the state contributes a ...

Children are a bit chillier at an outdoor-focused preschool in North Vancouver, after a heater was stolen from their backyard play area. Staff at Lynn Valley Preschool said they noticed the ...

Each day after outside play time, preschool teacher Dometila Casillas sits her classroom of 3- to 5-year-olds down on a rug to read a story together. Wednesday, she read “The Very Hungry ...

Classes for 48 infants, toddlers and preschoolers are in full swing at Sassarini Elementary School after the North Bay Children’s Center, which runs the programs, made several classroom ...