Babies and toddlers outdoors: a narrative review of the literature on provision for under twos in ECEC settings

Kemp, Nicola and Josephidou, Jo (2023). Babies and toddlers outdoors: a narrative review of the literature on provision for under twos in ECEC settings. Early Years, 43(1)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09575146.2021.1915962

Abstract

This paper reports the findings of a narrative review of international research literature about babies’ and toddlers’ engagement with the outdoor environment whilst attending ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care) settings. Based on the in-depth review of 21 papers, it identifies four dominant themes in the literature: the outdoors as a space to be physically active, the outdoors as a risky space, the challenge of creating an appropriate outdoor environment and the significance of the practitioner outdoors. The article argues that there is a need to re-conceive the ways in which the youngest children engage with the outdoors and to move beyond possible narratives of exclusion.

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