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It's fun outside

Newly developed resources can help early years settings improve their outdoor provision, whatever they're starting with. Gail Ryder Richardson explains what's on offer Spring will soon be on its way, and in those settings where access to outdoors is provided all year round, staff and children are already enjoying gusting breezes and muddy puddles. They are revelling in icy mornings and crisp afternoons. They are marvelling at their own misty breaths and cold noses. They are experiencing the tickly feeling of tingling fingers and toes.

Spring will soon be on its way, and in those settings where access to outdoors is provided all year round, staff and children are already enjoying gusting breezes and muddy puddles. They are revelling in icy mornings and crisp afternoons. They are marvelling at their own misty breaths and cold noses. They are experiencing the tickly feeling of tingling fingers and toes.

For settings who have not yet stepped outdoors this year, help and encouragement is at hand. Now is the time to take the plunge and think about how to make more use of outdoor space. Once again Nursery World and Learning through Landscapes have teamed up to offer all early years settings a chance to enter the annual Outdoor Challenge.

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