Hannah Stelley, left, director of the Nature School at the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center, leads visitors at the Feb. 13, 2025, open house to the outdoors learning and play area near the ...

At a forest school, the roof is the bright blue sky, a cluster of ladybugs flying through the air can turn into a science lesson and the fog lingering on your face becomes an example of the water ...

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 ...

Advocates for outdoor preschools had hoped a new law setting up state licensing would help expand access to nature-based early learning. But now they say the rules state officials are considering ...