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document about national research asking children what they wanted. most wanted outside play.
Updated on Apr 28, 10
Created on Mar 29, 10
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samantha foster's List: outdoor play
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Apr 24, 10
lots of places to look about play and outdoor play
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Apr 27, 10
OUTDOOR PLAY IMPORTANT DOC
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Apr 10, 10
"When we take time to reflect, many adults become aware of how much the
outdoor play that we experienced when we were young was a major influence on
both our happiness as a child and how we have been able to make the most of our
lives since.
When given the choice, the outdoors is where most children want to be and
play outdoors is what they most want. In surveys with young children,
particularly those carried out to inform the development of the Early Years
Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, being outdoors always comes out at the top of
their priorities and favourite things in nursery.
Parents too value the outdoors highly; they are aware that nursery provision
gives their child access to opportunities outdoors that they do not otherwise
experience. For some children in every setting – often boys – access to
high-quality outdoor environments makes all the difference to how positive and
successful their early years experiences are.
The overarching aim of the EYFS is to help children achieve the five Every
Child Matters outcomes of staying safe, being healthy, enjoying and achieving,
making a positive contribution and achieving economic wellbeing. Playing
outdoors has a highly significant role to play in each and every one of these
major and complex aspirations. The Statutory Framework for the EYFS now makes it
clear that the outdoor environment is as valued and important for young
children’s wellbeing and development as the indoor environment.
Rather than being regarded as just one of the ‘areas of interest’ in a
setting (alongside the messy play area, the book corner and so on), the outdoor
environment has to be considered as equivalent to half of the early years
learning environment, providing a full range of relevant educational
experiences.
'Young children should be outdoors as much as indoors
and need a well-designed, well-organised integrated indoor-outdoor environment,
preferably with indoors and outdoors available simultaneously’
(The
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The overarching aim of the EYFS is to help children achieve the five Every Child Matters outcomes of staying safe, being healthy, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and achieving economic wellbeing. Playing outdoors has a highly significant role to play in each and every one of these major and complex aspirations. The Statutory Framework for the EYFS now makes it clear that the outdoor environment is as valued and important for young children’s wellbeing and development as the indoor environment.
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Requirements of the EYFS framework
‘Ensure that children have opportunities to be outside on a daily basis all year round.’
(Principles into Practice: 3.3 The Learning Environment)
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Apr 28, 10
marjorie ouvry book 'exercising muscles and minds: outdoor play and the early years curriculum. good book
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