Jan is a leading thinker and writer on outdoor play advocating high-quality outdoor provision for children from birth to seven. Through 40 years’ experience in education she has developed a deep commitment to the consistently powerful effect of the outdoors on young children.
Jan is honorary Professor of Practice with the University of Wales Trinity St David and co-founder/director of Early Childhood Outdoors, the national organisation for play, learning and well-being outdoors.
She received Nursery World awards for both her books, Playing and Learning Outdoors (now in 3rd edition) and Every Child a Mover, is editor of Outdoor Provision in the Early Years and collaborated with Siren Films to make the award-winning training DVDs Babies, Toddlers and Two Year-olds Outdoors.
Her ground-breaking booklet with MuddyFaces, Making a Mud Kitchen, has significantly influenced the outdoor play experiences of young children throughout the UK, and she is now developing the Level 3 Certificate in Outdoor Practice qualification focusing on daily, onsite provision and practice.