May 11, 2021 Olympia, WA - Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5151 into law, making Washington the first state in the country to permanently license outdoor preschools. The bill, which received overwhelming bipartisan support, was co-sponsored by Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn), Sen. Mona Das (D-Kent),...
CBS NEWS| March 14, 2021, 10:20 AM CBS Sunday Morning video feature link These students wandering through the woods on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon, aren't on a school field trip – this muddy field IS their school. From the moment they're dropped off in the morning,...
by TINA DEINES February 19, 2021 | The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that reports on one topic: education. This story also appeared in High Country News Cedar Crest, N.M. — On a frigid December morning in a snow-speckled forest clearing in New Mexico’s Sandia...
By ASHLEY GROSS | December 20, 2019 Listen to the full story here. Residents of the Puget Sound region know that December in Western Washington is a pretty wet affair. Parents may not feel super excited to take their kids outside for hours on end. But a growing number...
Nov. 16, 2019, 10:35 AM PST / Source: TODAYBy Ronnie Koenig Washington has become the first state in the country to license outdoor preschools. See the Today Show video feature here. Can you imagine a preschool with no walls or technology, where children play and learn in the great outdoors all day...
They might offer health benefits, too. By Stefan Milne 11/26/2019 at 9:00am Published in the December 2019 issue of Seattle Met AMBER FYFE-JOHNSON WAS FRUSTRATED. She’d been working as a pediatrician but kept finding time too tight during appointments to address patients’ lifestyle problems. “It’s very easy to say, ‘Eat healthier food and get more...
Khavin Debb's (Tiny Trees Partnerships Manager) presentation at the 5th Annual Tiny Trees Luncheon, Friday, October 25, 2019 Hello and welcome! My name is Khavin Debbs and I am proud to serve as the Partnerships Manager for Tiny Trees Preschool. I’ve been here since we opened...
Kellie Morrill's address at the 5th Annual Tiny Trees Luncheon, Friday, October 25, 2019 What a beautiful community, I am so honored to be here. I joined Tiny Trees in June, and have been inspired every day. Today we are here to celebrate outdoor preschool and...
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2, 2019 AT 5:00 AM | . By Elise Takahama Seattle Times staff reporter Outdoor preschools are becoming more popular nationwide, encouraging kids to spend more time in nature. Washington just became the first state in the country to officially license them. It had just...
Ordinary child’s play has never been more studied — or more endangered By Elisa Murray published on: June 27, 2019 Imagine this scenario: A neighbor kid is at your door, asking your 8-year-old if he can come outside and play. As your child scrambles to put on his...