Maine Early Childhood Outdoors is a growing network of individuals and organizations committed to ensuring that all young children in Maine spend time outdoors early and often.
NonProfit and Business Partners
Conserving Maine wildlife and wildlife habitat by engaging people in education, conservation, and action.
Promotes high-quality early learning for every young child in Maine by advancing a diverse, dynamic, and well-compensated early childhood profession.
Advocates for social and environmental justice and work to ensure the right of all human children and educators to nature connection and outdoor learning.
Finding inspiring new ways to get people excited about science, technology, engineering and math.
The Maine Environmental Education Association builds environmental awareness, accountability, and action by centering equity and advancing systemic change.
Helps educators create nature-based schools or add the nature-based approach to existing programs.
Creating a world where young children have access to great education that includes nature.
Cultivating and strengthening relationships between humans, wildlife and the environment resulting in a healthier, more sustainable community.
An outdoor learning network ensuring access to outdoor learning experiences.
Conserving Maine wildlife and wildlife habitat by engaging people in education, conservation, and action.
State Partners
The DOE promotes educational experiences that engage and challenge every student.
Informs elected officials and policymakers about key issues in education, resulting in visionary leaders who are prepared to take strategic action for greater educational outcomes and student success.
Supports high-quality, inclusive, and culturally responsive care to Maine’s children.
Fostering collaboration and innovative solutions to solve Maine’slong-term challenges.
Promotes health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people through health and social services.
Education Partners
Nurturing curiosity, independence, and a love of learning through exploration and play. Located in Appleton, Maine.
A mixed-age preschool, ages 2-5years old facilitates achild-led based curriculum where the natural world serves as the most important teacher. Based in Eliot, Maine.
A high quality learning and development school ensuring school readiness for children up to age five.
PeoplePlace is a cooperative preschool where parents are partners in the education of their child. Located in Camden, Maine.
Preschool in Wilton, Maine dedicated to building a sense of community, while exploring in nature.
The Bowdoin College Children’s Center nurtures and supports children, families and educators.
Higher Education Partners
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