About this Event
Are you looking to make the most of your outdoor space - no matter how big or small? Join us for a practical, inspiring training session designed specifically for early years practitioners, who want to strengthen their outdoor learning provision in line with the EYFS.
This hands-on session explores how outdoor environments can support children’s curiosity, confidence, resilience, and wellbeing. We’ll look at simple, achievable ways to enrich outdoor play, promote communication and language, encourage problem‑solving, and create meaningful learning experiences in nature.
Whether you have a large garden, a small yard, or rely on community spaces, this session will help you:
✨ Understand the role of outdoor learning in the EYFS
✨ Build confidence in outdoor pedagogy and child-led exploration
✨ Create safe and engaging outdoor areas that spark imagination
✨ Use natural resources and loose parts to enhance learning
✨ Support physical development, wellbeing, and social skills outdoors
✨ Embrace “risky play” with confidence through practical risk management
✨ Plan, observe, and extend learning outdoors
You’ll leave with fresh ideas, practical tools, and the confidence to make outdoor learning a powerful part of your everyday practice.
Perfect for:
🌱 Childminders
🌱 Nursery and Preschool practitioners
🌱 Room leaders & managers
🌱 Early years professionals looking to refresh or deepen their outdoor learning approach
Come ready to learn, explore, and be inspired!
Venue: Derbyshire County Council, County Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3SS
Monday, 29th June 2026 (9.30am-12pm)
Please note that this event is subsidised for Derbyshire schools and settings only.
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Please note that one ticket purchased equates to one participant attending, NOT one setting.
Please DO NOT attend if you have not purchased a ticket.
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*Places can still be cancelled on Eventbrite, with refunds offered, up to 30 days prior to the course/event taking place if you know that you are unable to attend. Please be aware that the amount refunded will be the ticket price minus the Eventbrite booking fee. This fee varies depending on course price.
If you need to cancel your place on ANY course, within 30 days of the course starting, please email [email protected] so we can amend our register, and possibly offer the place to another person should there be a waiting list.
*Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any refund if you cancel a place after the 30 days cancellation offer has ended.
Non-Attendance: If a delegate does not attend, including FREE training, and we have not been informed, this will be noted and we may get in touch with you about future bookings. To ensure the Early Years Team are able to continue to offer subsidised training and sometimes free training, we ask you to please be respectful of this. We often have waiting lists, and non-attendance prevents others from attending.
Unfortunately, we may have to consider charging a nominal fee for FREE courses and increasing our very competitive prices on all other training if this continues to be an issue.
Thank you for your support in this matter as this will enable us to continue to offer a wide range of training opportunities at a competitive price for all.
Please email [email protected] for any further information.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Derbyshire County Council, Bank Road, Matlock, United Kingdom
GBP 25.00 to GBP 99.00
