Consulting & Mentoring for Nature-Based Early Childhood Programs

I support early childhood programs in strengthening and expanding nature-based, outdoor learning practices through responsive, relationship-based consulting and mentoring.

My work is rooted in lived experience, observation, and collaboration with entire program teams. I work both on-site and virtually, supporting programs as they move toward more intentional, consistent, and confident outdoor practice.

How I Work

I work with directors, educators, and full program teams.

My approach is both structured and flexible—ranging from short-term consultation for specific challenges to longer-term mentoring relationships that support deeper, sustained program change.

Support may include on-site visits, virtual meetings, reflection, and ongoing guidance as practices are integrated over time.

Areas of Support

I support programs in:

  • Increasing consistent outdoor time and nature-based learning (with the goal of significantly expanding time outdoors for children)

  • Supporting educators in feeling confident, equipped, and inspired in outdoor environments

  • Strengthening daily rhythms, transitions, and outdoor flow

  • Reimagining behavior through environment, relationship, and developmental lens

  • Supporting inclusion and offering guidance toward appropriate supports for children with diverse needs

  • Building nature-based practices that can become embedded as long-term program culture

My Role in Your Program

‍ ‍I come in as a supportive, experienced, and curious outside perspective.

Clients often describe my work as:

  • supportive

  • creative

  • full of ideas and suggestions

  • deeply knowledgeable about children and human development

  • grounding and reassuring

  • helping teams feel seen, heard, and valued

  • curious rather than directive

My role is not to impose a system, but to observe, reflect, and respond to what is actually happening in yourprogram.

What You Can Expect

Programs I work with often experience:

  • increased time and confidence outdoors for children

  • staff feeling more equipped and supported

  • greater clarity in outdoor routines and expectations

  • a shift toward more play-based, nature-centered practice

  • stronger understanding of children through an environmental and relational lens

  • increased confidence supporting diverse developmental needs

Best Fit For This Work

  • This work is best suited for programs that:

    • are genuinely committed to moving toward outdoor, nature-based practice

    • are willing to shift culture, not just add outdoor time as an “extra”

    • prioritize children, play, and relationship as foundational

    • have leadership and staff openness to change, even if they are at different stages of readiness

    • are looking for real, embodied, sustainable transformation—not surface-level adjustment

    It is not a fit for programs that are not interested in moving toward outdoor practice or that are not open to meaningful change in how children experience their day.

What I Do Not Offer

To keep this work aligned and effective, I do not provide:

  • academic curriculum consulting or academic programming advice

  • licensing consulting (though I can support you in navigating challenges that arise licensing requirements)

My work supports programs that are ready to deepen their relationship with the outdoors, their educators, and the children in their care.

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