Pride of place

Now that you are ready to develop your outdoor area, check that you will be making the most of it and of your own responsibilities as an educator The real challenge in outdoor learning is in the planning. To have an effective outdoor curriculum, practitioners need to plan a stimulating environment. They need to see the learning potential of that environment, and recognise and support children's learning within it. Crucially, plans need to be based on the current needs of the individual child, taking into account their rate, or style, of learning. So where do you start?