Read all about this new topic from our grantee, the Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development, and find out what they know about, and what can be done to promote the value of outdoor play.
Reports
Round 1 Report: 2016 Year 2 Report: 2017 Year 3 Report: 2018 Year 4 Family Survey, Preliminary Findings: 2019 Year 4 Overall Report: 2019 Apprendre en grandissant : Évaluation du programme de prématernelle et des centres de la petite enfance Partie 1 : 2016 Rapport pour la deuxième année :...
March 2019 CHANCES (Caring, Helping, And Nurturing, Children Every Step) is a non-profit, charitable organization providing child development and parent supports for children from prenatal to 11 years and their families. CHANCES, in partnership with the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc., completed a six-year research project (2012 – 2018) to...
Memorial University, February 2019 Abstract: "Given the growth of scholarship in early child education (ECE), as well as the rapid emergence of the sector as an area of academic inquiry, a team of special education/mental health scholars opted to explore its preemptive nature. Despite long and distinguished careers in childhood...
This report provides an overview of Canadian provincial and territorial perspectives of outdoor play in child care and kindergarten settings. It reviews curriculum frameworks that guide early childhood practice and the legislative oversight of early childhood environments to assess potential contradictions. While legislation can be a barrier to outdoor play,...