GOSHEN — Eighth Street Mennonite Preschool celebrated the outdoors, springtime and the end of the school year and an era Wednesday morning by simply playing outside. “You forget how easy it is to just ...

Playing outside is great for children, here's how you get them out there ... For a bunch of preschoolers in suburban Melbourne, Wednesdays are their favourite day. And if it’s raining when they wake ...

New research published in Acta Paediatrica suggests that children who engage in outdoor play during their preschool years have a lower risk of developing obesity later in childhood. The study included ...

Fog gives way to dappled sunlight on a brisk morning as little voices ring through the thicket of trees at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens in Seattle, where the Fiddleheads Forest School ...

Lively, thriving little learners play in sand, make “music” with pots and pans and ride tricycles in a new green space at Moline School District's preschool. "Jeff's Outdoor Play Space" at the ...

The heatwave baking millions of people across the country has some parents asking this: Is it safe for my kids to play outside? With school out, children are spending more time at home or at summer ...

LEWISBURG — Preschool students at SUMMIT Learning in Lewisburg rolled down a small hill, examined fallen leaves and made mud pies Monday morning as teachers encouraged the outdoor play. “They’re free ...

Kindergarten classrooms across the country have changed. Researchers of this 2016 paper concluded that “kindergarten today is characterized by a heightened focus on academic skills and a reduction in ...

Watching our children grow up is a series of miracles that unfold too quickly. For many families in our community, the latest miracle is that they suddenly have a child starting kindergarten! Although ...