This systematic review synthesised evidence on associations between nature-based early
childhood education (ECE) and children's social, emotional, and cognitive development. A …

Background Existing research indicates that spending time in nature is associated with
diverse aspects of children's health and wellbeing. Although fundamental to later life …

From adding richness and variety to learning, to redesigning a playground, this highly
accessible text will provide early years practitioners with a wealth of ideas on how to foster …

Play in nature-based environments in childhood education has positive benefits for child
development. Although previous reviews showed the benefits of play in nature-based …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a pretend play‐based training
designed to promote the development of socio‐emotional competences. 79 children aged 5 …

The burgeoning study of access to nature for public health and well-being is currently
seeking to find doses of nature needed for different health benefits, including efficient …

The field of leader development has recently begun to focus more on the role of pre-adult
leadership experiences in shaping leader development. However, research has largely …

Interaction with nature is vital for children's physical and psychological development. Nature
preschools provide the means for such interaction, but little is known about the significance …

This article provides a proof of concept for an approach to modeling child–nature interaction
based on the idea of interaction patterns: characterizations of essential features of …

This study employed a range of observation methods engaging with the concept of
affordances to create a qualitative snapshot of children's movement behaviour in two …