Hannah has a particular expertise and understanding of the role and benefits of outdoor learning in the Early Years Environment. Having managed an Early Years setting during the introduction to the Curriculum for Excellence and qualified as an Early Years member of staff and a Forest Schools Leader has given Hannah a deep insight in what can be achieved. Hannah has provided teaching for teachers wishing to take pupils to an outdoors environment and is well versed in the safety aspects of such activities.

S-WP have provided Nursery and Early years spaces for a number of schools as part of the overall design.

There should be challenge and risk for children in the environment. The outdoor play space should be accessible and child friendly.  Like indoor spaces there should be a choice in terms of size and nature of external spaces. Spaces should be provided for children to develop their basic physical skills, for example, jumping, crawling, bending, galloping, skipping and catching. A variety of social spaces should be incorporated to assist in teaching a child how to play well with others? Similarly it is important to provide quiet contemplative spaces for those seeking peace and quiet.

Social competence not only involves the ability to cooperate with peers; it also includes such things as the ability to show empathy, express feelings, and share generously., the garden and its provisions should aim to enhance social interaction. 

The garden should be designed as a sensory environment; incorporating sensory plants, sound, smell, texture, colour and taste as well as wind mobiles and chimes.