Outdoor play in the early years
Laser Learning
Continuous professional development (CPD) online course for early years practitioners
Summary
- Certificate of completion - Free
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Certificate of completion
Digital certificate - Included
Description
Learning outcomes
- You will gain an appreciation of the outdoor environment and the opportunities it offers for healthy development
- You will know how to encourage children and young people to develop their imaginative play outdoors
- You will be able to review their current outdoor play provision and identify improvements
Advantages of this course
- It is often reported that children nowadays are spending less time outside than ever before, and so this course will help practitioners to encourage children and young people to spend more time playing and exploring in a natural environment
- Discuss the benefits and necessity of outdoor play, and feel confident in passing this on to children, young people, and their families
- You will be given a number of suggested outdoor activities, along with advice for balancing risk and opportunity when planning activities
- Websites and video resources looking at outdoor play are included in this lesson
- Additional activities encourage you to reflect on your learning
- There is also suggested extended reading that gives both practical information and links to websites to expand knowledge
On successful completion of this course, you will receive a Laser e-Certificate (included in the course price).
After purchasing this course on Reed, a customer service representative from Laser Learning will email you with instructions on how to access your course on the Laser Short Course website.
If the purchase was made within business hours, you should expect your email within 1-2 hours. If your purchase was made outside of business hours, you should expect your email the next working day.
Requirements
Early years practitioners working in a range of settings.
Questions and answers
Hi. I am interested in this course. I home Educate my daughter and I am passionate about outdoor and learning. Is this course suitable for me?
Answer:Hello Carol, thanks for your question. Good to hear from you. I believe the course would be relevant to you and give you lots of ideas. I suppose it was written for a nursery or primary setting in the main, but the same principles will apply.
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