An early years setting has established its outdoor provision, trained its staff and equipped them with as many natural resources and all-weather clothing it can muster. Next, should it consider developing mentoring or coaching opportunities as the best way to ensure practitioners continue to develop their outdoor teaching expertise?
‘Coaching and mentoring are the way to go,’ says early years outdoor provision consultant Jan White. ‘That’s the way to do something long term – to have a critical friend who’s supporting you.’ But White believes few settings are using coaching and mentoring in the outdoors for several reasons. It is an expense they cannot afford, and it takes time out of busy schedules. Another challenge is finding the right coach or mentor.
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