Following the aims of the Early Years Foundation Stage, this course investigates the role of the adult in the outdoor environment covering the four guiding themes:

• A unique child
• Positive relationships
• Enabling environments
• Learning and development

 And look at ways that the practitioner can facilitate children’s learning and development using the outdoor environment. In particular covering the six areas of learning:

• Personal, social and emotional development
• Communication, language and literacy
• Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
• Knowledge and understanding of the world
• Physical development
• Creative development

 The course will also discuss ways of working with parents and other professionals.