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On July 13, 2020, the Lawson Foundation released a statement on the importance of outdoor play as a public health strategy to support the reopening of early learning and child care (ELCC) centres, and for children's development and learning. The statement was prepared with input from public health and ELCC sector advisors, and includes guiding principles...

Andrew Fleck Child Services, in partnership with Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group and Child and Nature Alliance of Canada, is constructing a multi-purpose iconic building on National Capital Commission (NCC) property, with the goal of promoting children’s play and learning outdoors on a regular and repeated basis. This building will house three primary functions: ...

During the COVID-19 closure of the Andrew Fleck Ottawa Forest and Nature School, the education team launched a blog to continue nurturing the connection between children, their families, the land, and each other.   With school and some programs back up and running, the blog has morphed into a place to share specific supports to Take the...

Active for Life has put together a brief summary, definition, and collection of images highlighting the importance of physical literacy in the early years. These images are available for sharing on social media, websites, and blogs. Active for Life's intention is to promote an appreciation of the importance of physical literacy for children's long-term physical,...

Play England put together a framework that provides guidance on how to support children's play in the 'new normal' and how to address issues surrounding the impact of COVID-19 on play. The document is geared towards everyone who works with children at play including teachers, social workers, medical practitioners, parks officers, youth workers, early years...

On June 13, 2020, the Education Hub, based out of New Zealand, hosted an early childhood education (ECE) webinar entitled 'The importance of outdoor play and how to design outdoor spaces in ECE' featuring OPC Leadership Group Member Dr. Mariana Brussoni.  This webinar covered the latest research on outdoor play, risky play, and play in...

Trans Canada Trail has developed guidelines outlining responsible trail operation and visitor management during the current COVID-19 outbreak. These guidelines reflect the best available scientific evidence together with expert opinion from Canadian public health officials on reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus. These guidelines are subject to change as new information on transmission and...

The Government of Canada has put together the Risk mitigation tool for outdoor recreation spaces and activities operating during the COVID-19 pandemic to assist those responsible for parks and outdoor recreational places and programming (e.g. federal/provincial/territorial and local/municipal authorities, Indigenous leadership, sports and recreation organizations and coaches and leaders) in considering risks associated with operating their...

The Government of Canada has put together the Risk mitigation tool for child and youth settings operating during the COVID-19 pandemic to assist school boards and operators of child and youth settings and programs (e.g. early learning and daycare centres, schools, summer camps) in considering risks associated with operating their services, as well as example...

The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) put together a shared folder of COVID-19 resources to promote knowledge sharing and provide support for the parks and recreation sector in their efforts to address the challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak and related restrictions. In this shared folder there are templates, tools, and guidelines including those...