Cedarsong Nature Forest Kindergarten preaches "interest-led" education. April 1, 2011— -- Deep inside a forest on Washington's Vashon Island, children roam the woods freely. Snacking on leaves ...

At outdoor preschools, students play and learn outside most or all of the day, all year long. (Credit: Tiny Trees Preschool) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

When a dilapidated building next-door was torn down, members of the Church of the Messiah United Methodist constructed a colorful outdoor learning space for the church's preschool. Charity Monroe, ...

When 3-year-old Charlie McGlynn-Wright was born, her parents felt pressured to immediately start looking for a preschool. Teddy and Annie McGlynn-Wright had a difficult time finding a preschool for ...

Kaleidoscope Preschool and Childcare Center of Orcas Island was recently the first data collection site for Washington State University researchers studying the effects of outdoor playtime on ...

MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Just after 10 a.m. on a recent balmy January morning in Minnetonka, three classes of kindergarten students from Gatewood Elementary have gathered outside, bundled in their ...

DENVER — The air was so bitterly cold here on a Tuesday morning this month that public schools delayed classes for two hours. With the temperature around 12 degrees at 8 a.m., Jacquelyn Farnsworth ...

Drop by Megan Patterson’s Denver preschool, Worldmind, on any given day, and you’ll probably see a few children climbing trees. Others will be sorting pine needles, clambering around on a jumble of ...

THE team at a daycare near Worcester where "staff are like family" are delighted with their Ofsted inspection results. Nurture Outdoor Kindergarten, based at Top Barn Farm in Holt Heath, has been ...