As Outdoor Preschools Gain Traction, States Work to Unlock Funding
Nature-based preschools have sprouted up across the country and received more interest since the pandemic began
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Nature-based preschools have sprouted up across the country and received more interest since the pandemic began
In 2017, 275 nature preschools operated in the U.S. By 2020, they more than doubled and they've continued to grow in popularity since the pandemic
In 2017, 275 nature preschools operated in the U.S. By 2020, they more than doubled and they've continued to grow in popularity since the pandemic
Share this: Teddy Ligon, 6, plays on a swing at Sol Forest School in Tijeras, New Mexico on February 3, 2021. Credit: Adria Malcolm for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that reports on one topic: education. Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get stories like this delivered directly to your inbox. Cedar Crest, N.M. — On a frigid December morning in a snow-speckled forest clearing in New Mexico’s Sandia Mountains, a chorus of children bundled in snowsuits, hats and gloves attempted their best impressions of a bear snoring. “I can snort like a...