As outdoor preschools grow more popular, states work to unlock funding
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
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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
While raising a toddler who loved the outdoors, one Duluth mom was inspired to start her own nature-based preschool, in line with a growing national trend.
The Outer Range campus is one of many new efforts across the country pairing outdoor opportunities with public education.
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...