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Nature-based early learning and childcare - influence on children's health, wellbeing and development: literature review

Published: 17 March 2021
From: Director-General Education and Justice
Directorate: Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Education
ISBN: 9781800047679

This review of global evidence aimed to understand the extent to which nature-based early learning and childcare (ELC) influences young children’s physical, cognitive, and social and emotional development

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1. Indoor/outdoor settings allow children to move safely and freely from their classroom via a door to the playground

2. Satellite settings provide children with nature-experiences by taking them to another setting (such as a park or woodland area) for one or two days per week.

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