Liviana Teegardin, 2, shows off a catkin from a birch tree to Amy Nogar at Amy & Kids Co. Nature Playschool in Appleton. Nogar is the owner. When Carissa Tikalsky interviews prospective child care ...

Tucked away in the peaceful surroundings of Forest Hill is a little treasure that is all about developing young brains: Forest Hill Nature Preschool & Childcare. This nature-focused school, founded ...

HAWKs is intersecting childhood enrichment, youth mental wellness and environmental stewardship bringing children back to the ...

The integration of sustainable development principles in early childhood education is emerging as a vital strategy for equipping young learners with the awareness, skills and values necessary for a ...

The new University of Maine at Farmington Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center, designed by CHA Architecture P.C. of Portland, recently won a design award in the renovation and adaptive ...

There may be a correlation between contact with natural outdoor environments (NOEs) during childhood and mental health in adulthood, according to a new study from the Barcelona Institute for Global ...

The preschool program will introduce full-day classes and a brand-new facility inside the Saint Louis Zoo next school year.

Jesse Lenz’s new collection of photographs, The Seraphim, opens with a striking image: A child stands facing away from the camera, hair caught in the wind, gazing out at a forbidding landscape. The ...

When Carissa Tikalsky interviews prospective child care teachers, there’s one question she’s sure to ask. She holds up a stick, and readies a timer. “In 30 seconds, tell us how many things this stick ...