Utemiljöns betydelse för små barns utveckling och lärande
The study concentrates on which significance the pre-school?s yard and the outdoor environment has and how it influence the young children regarding their development and learning. The study is carried out through observations of the children complimented by interviews of them. The results show that children?s outdoor environment is important for their development of mobility, language, social competence and learning about nature. Young children best utilize new knowledge by using their senses; feeling, tasting, hearing and seeing, at their own pace. That is the reason why it is important for young children to play daily in their nearby outdoor environment.