This podcast explores nature-based early childhood education, a comprehensive educational philosophy that deeply integrates the outdoor environment into children's learning experiences. It views children as inherently competent, curious, and full of potential, emphasizing child-directed play, emergent curriculum, and inquiry-based learning within natural settings. Key elements include ensuring daily, substantial periods of outdoor exploration throughout all seasons and weather, making powerful use of natural materials and loose parts for open-ended play, and adopting a thoughtful risk-benefit assessment approach that supports healthy development. This approach transforms the educator's role to that of a facilitator, co-learner, and observer, guiding children's deep engagement with the natural world. Supported by research, this pedagogical direction offers profound and holistic benefits for children's development, including gains in cognitive growth, social-emotional flourishing, physical health, and the cultivation of environmental literacy and stewardship, and it is gaining growing momentum in Canadian early childhood education, aligning strongly with frameworks like Ontario's How Does Learning Happen?
Resource: https://kinderpage.ca/blogs/nature-based-curriculum-for-childcar
KinderPage: Simplifying Childcare for Families & Providers
Families: Find trusted childcare providers and helpful resources to make informed decisions.
Providers: Grow your online presence and connect with families through KinderPage.
Explore our platform:
- Find Childcare Options: https://kinderpage.ca
- Blogs & Insights: https://kinderpage.ca/blogs
- Provider Tools & Listings: https://kinderpage.ca/providers
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!