Taking the First Steps Outside

Taking the First Steps Outside provides a clear and accessible guide to making outdoor play, teaching and learning suitable for very young children. It follows the experiences of a group of children under three as they learn to understand, appreciate and love the outdoors, recording how the children change and develop when learning in an outdoor environment. Highly illustrated, it includes ideas for and reflection upon outdoor play. Demonstrating that with dedicated and knowledgable staff, very young children can achieve excellent progress and involvement in an outdoor environment, this is a vital resource for anyone wishing to improve the education of very young children outdoors.