Outdoor Play Toolkit for After-School Care

Published Feb 16, 2023

In addition to school, many children spend time at after-school care. So this is the perfect place to go outside and have fun. But do the children at your after-school care spend enough time outdoors? Do you sometimes find it difficult to think of things you can do outside? Or are you enthusiastic, but unable to get your colleagues on board? Then the Outdoor Play Toolkit for After-School Care is for you!

Outdoor Play Toolkit for After-School Care

Make a difference at your after-school care!

Children get most of their physical activity from playing outdoors. This means that outdoor play makes an important contribution to physical activity guidelines. Children naturally enjoy playing outside. They do so even more when they are encouraged. After-school care plays an important role in this. As a childcare professional, you have extensive experience and knowledge in the areas of health, development and the upbringing of young children. You play an important role in encouraging outdoor play. With the Outdoor Play Toolkit for After-School Care, you can get started right away to help more children enjoy playing outside.

Outdoor Play Toolkit for After-School Care

This toolkit provides insight into the importance of outdoor play, as well as practical tips and ideas for encouraging it. Would you like to see how outdoor play is going at your after-school care? Then start with the checklist. Would you like to get started right away? Complete the Outdoor Play Poster together with colleagues and children, or draw an idea from the Outdoor Play Jar. Wherever you start, the Outdoor Play Toolkit for After-School Care will help you find your way outside.

Request the toolkit here.

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