FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan —The preschoolers are dressed as winter hikers, wearing water-resistant bib snow pants, wool socks and pastel hats that obscure their ears. They sink into the snow, roll it ...

It’s morning at the ENC Nature Preschool in Newport Beach, California, and 72 preschoolers are rolling around in a mud pit to make mud pies and “stone soup.” After hosing off and changing into clean ...

Outdoor preschools are popular in Colorado, but a lack of licensing has meant parents couldn’t take advantage of the state’s universal pre-K funds—until now. Kate Strebe’s daughter, Maya, is an ...

WATCH: Correspondent Nancy West discusses the rising education trend of nature-based preschools, a program that takes learning from indoors to the outdoors. Parents might gauge their child’s progress ...

Ferncliff Nature Preschool has grown rapidly since being founded in 2016, and celebrated growth on April 26, 2026, with an ...