Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages gross motor skill development, helps improve coordination and balance, and can contribute ...

Across seven JCC Chicago early childhood locations, young learners are thriving in outdoor classrooms where they’re exploring how to solve problems, think critically and collaborate, all with the open ...

As the early childhood sector continues to reflect on best practice in pedagogy, play and wellbeing, new guidance from the UK is reinforcing a long-held truth among educators: movement is not optional ...

The Early Childhood Alliance recently celebrated new outdoor learning spaces at its Beacon Street Learning Program. The Nature Explore Outdoor Classrooms are expected to become a central hub for ...

In Chicago, and across the country, school has become increasingly competitive. Preschoolers are sometimes expected to know their letters, numbers, even sight words, before they’ve truly had time to ...

Marymount University’s Early Learning Academy (ELA) is enhancing its innovative approach to early childhood education through the development of a new STEAM Lab and outdoor STEAM learning area, made ...

As part of the Grow Outdoors South Carolina initiative, the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) Division of Early Care and Education and the South Carolina Department of Health and ...

Some parents worry children are getting too much screen time. But we can actually use digital tech to connect kids with the great outdoors. How should we understand what toys or ‘loose part’ materials ...

Georgetown, said she will file legislation during the 2026 legislative session aimed at improving the availability and ...

Families in City and County will soon have expanded access to early childhood and family support services through a new permanent home for the Show Me Strong Families program. The facility, supported ...