Legs encased in tiny waders, 4-year-old Nikole Cardenas Garcia earlier this month walked through a shallow section of Lafayette’s Coal Creek, plucking a small, smooth rock out of the creek bed. She ...

A young child in a rain suit and hood holding a small metal bucket bends over a stream near a gnarled bunch of tree roots. BALTIMORE — On a chilly May morning in Leakin Park, preschoolers at the ...

Brandyn Boyd doesn’t want to spend her entire day telling children to pay attention. Instead, at Magnolia Forest Preschool, Boyd has the opportunity to watch children explore, experiment and ...

Drop by Megan Patterson’s Denver preschool, Worldmind, on any given day, and you’ll probably see a few children climbing trees. Others will be sorting pine needles, clambering around on a jumble of ...

LAUSD officials opened an outside learning area at Normont Early Education Center, offering toddlers and preschoolers a green ...

While kids in Spokane Public Schools had a snow day Wednesday, Macy Smith and her classmates at Into the Forest Preschool had a day playing in the snow. Into The Forest, located in Veradale, is one of ...

Eleven preschoolers sit in the dirt, staring at teacher Kate Bolton with rapt attention as she talks about the seasons. The mid-morning light illuminates the vibrant green plants and gnarled logs ...

Editor's note: Louisville families have embraced a global trend in early-childhood education known as "outdoor preschool." We first brought you the story of Thrive Forest Preschool in 2018 and since ...

A program designed to make high-quality preschool accessible and affordable for families in Montgomery County has partnered with an initiative to provide a state-of-the-art, outdoor playground and ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Outdoor Preschool at the Foothills Learning Center will now have afternoon classes starting this fall. The program teaches children how to be comfortable in the outdoors, ...

Calvin Frey, founder of Tender Leaves Outdoor Preschool in Poulsbo, wants to build the school he never had: one where no kid gets lost in the shuffle, staff model healthy skills and the day is a ...