Exploring Outdoor Play in the Early Years

The aim of this text is to explore outdoor play in the early years focusing, in particular, on early years settings and young children aged 0 to 7 years.

List of contents

ContributorsIntroduction: Outdoor play in Early Years settings Section One: The case for outdoor play
Outdoor play and the Early Years tradition
What makes a good outdoor environment for young children?
Exploring appropriate outdoor provision for babies and toddlersSection Two: Policy and practice in the UK
Supporting child-initiated activity in the outdoor environment
Risky outdoor play: embracing uncertainty in pursuit of learning
Working with forest schools
Getting the most out of outdoor spacesSection Three: International perspectives
Early Years outdoor play in Scandinavia
Outdoor play in New Zealand centres: protecting, defending, extending
Outdoor play in AustraliaIndex

Product details

• Authors: Trisha Maynard, Trisha Waters Maynard, Jane Waters, Janet Waters, Janet Gadsby Waters
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2014
• EAN: 9780335263387
• ISBN: 978-0-335-26338-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Education OUP; UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Education OUP
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education