1st Edition
Leading Learning Outdoors from Birth to Seven A Guide to Philosophy, Pedagogy and Practice
By Kathryn Solly
Copyright 2026
186 Pages
27 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
27 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
27 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book reveals how early childhood leaders and practitioners can lead and enhance children’s play, learning and experiences outdoors. It considers all aspects of outdoor provision from the importance of the setting’s vision, routines, boundaries and expectations to the impact of staff and parental attitudes.
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Introduction
1. The present
2. What is outdoor leadership?
3. International and other models, and their approach to outdoor leadership
4. Babies and under threes
5. Focusing on the 3-5-year-old phase
6. Focusing on the 5-7-year-old phase
7. The essence of outdoor leadership
8. Leadership beyond the setting/school
Biography
Kathryn Solly is a retired Headteacher of Chelsea Open Air Nursery School and Children’s Centre. She is now an international Early Childhood speaker, consultant and trainer, as well the author of Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years.
