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Bring your outdoors area in and show it off to parents with an interactive display, as Sheila Gardiner and Karen Crawford did.

The children at Rainbow Nursery, County Durham, enjoy continuous access to their exciting outdoor environment and can extend their indoor activities through the effective use of the outdoor space and resourcing.

'Our children are comfortable with the concept of using indoor/outdoor play space fully, but we felt that we needed to help parents to understand the learning potential of the outdoor environment and how their children's activities link with the EYFS,' says nursery manager Karen Crawford. 'To do this we have created an interactive display where they can discover some of the outdoor learning experiences their children enjoy, and children can recall and discuss these experiences with their parents.'

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