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.
On Monday, July 28, 2025, members of the Black Educators Network visited Urban Sprouts Child Development Center in St. Louis, MO to tour their NAEYC-accredited Reggio Emilia-inspired early learning center.
Get to know one of our NatStart25 site tour programs, Sooke School District Nature Kindergarten, a public school district program of British Columbia, Canada.
Enjoy a two-part session on safety and healthy risk-taking in nature-based programs, presented by Anne Stires and Amy Butler. The goal of these two sessions is to provide examples of the practices outlined in the Safety section of the Nature-Based Preschool Professional Practice Guidebook, which was written collaboratively by Anne, Amy, and Kit Harrington.
Get to know Natural Start member, Wild Oak Preschool, a fully-licensed nature-based preschool program located in the rural community of Applegate Valley in Southern Oregon.
