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Early Childhood Weather Guide

The Early Childhood Weather Guide is a 2 page resource for any early childhood program to support safe decisions for taking children outside.

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Flourishing in Winter: Guidance for Cold-Weather Play

This compilation of early childhood practitioners’ knowledge and insight developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth will inspire and support your facilitation of cold-weather outdoor play.

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Nature Preschools in the United States: 2022 National Survey

Preschools in which children play and learn outside for the majority of the school day—called nature preschools—are continuing to rapidly expand across the United States, according to Natural Start’s newest report, Nature Preschools in the United States: 2022 Survey.

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Early Childhood Environmental Education Rating Scale

The Early Childhood Environmental Education Rating Scale provides a collaborative tool for educators and others to discuss their early childhood environmental education program goals, consider strengths and areas of needed improvement, and chart a future direction for program development.

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Early Childhood Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence

Early Childhood Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence identifies key characteristics of high-quality early childhood environmental education programs to help educators, administrators, and program developers to design and deliver high-quality environmental education programs for young children.

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