Article

Bilton, H. (2020) Values stop play? Teachers’ attitudes to the early years outdoor environment. Early Child Development and Care, 190 (1). pp. 12-20. ISSN 1476-8275 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2019.1653548

Harris, R. and Bilton, H. (2019) Learning about the past: exploring the opportunities and challenges of using an outdoor learning approach. The Cambridge Journal of Education, 49 (1). pp. 69-91. ISSN 1469-3577 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2018.1442416

Bilton, H. and Waters, J. (2017) Why take young children outside? A critical consideration of the professed aims for outdoor learning in the early years by teachers from England and Wales. Social Sciences, 6 (1). 1. ISSN 2076-0760 doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci6010001

Bilton, H. (2014) What is outside? The early years foundation stage in England: outdoor facilities, organisation and staff attitudes. American Journal of Educational Research, 2 (10). pp. 942-949. ISSN 2327-6126 doi: https://doi.org/10.12691/education-2-10-14

Bilton, H. (2014) The aims of early years outdoor education in England: a conceptual and empirical investigation. International Journal of Education and Social Science, 1 (3). pp. 38-50. ISSN 2410-5171

Bilton, H. (2012) The type and frequency of interactions that occur between staff and children outside in Early Years Foundation Stage settings during a fixed playtime period when there are tricycles available. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 20 (3). pp. 403-421. ISSN 1752-1807 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2012.704763

Book or Report Section

Bilton, H. (2008) Setting the scene for child-initiated learning out of doors. In: Featherstone, S. (ed.) Like bees not butterflies: child-initiated learnng in the early years. A & C Black Publishers Ltd, London, pp. 75-81. ISBN 9781906029760

Bilton, H. (2006) L is for sheep. In: Featherstone, S. (ed.) L is for sheep. Featherstone Education , London. ISBN 9781905019632

Bilton, H. (2006) Miss, I want that bike. In: Featherstone, S. (ed.) L is for sheep: getting ready for phonics. Featherstone Education Ltd., Lutterworth, pp. 107-114. ISBN 9781905019632

Book

Bilton, H., Bento, G. and Dias, G. (2016) Taking the first steps outside. Under threes learning and developing in the natural environment. Routledge, London, pp156. ISBN 9781138919891

Bilton, H. and Crook, A. (2016) Exploring outdoors ages 3-11: a guide for schools. Routledge, pp162. ISBN 9781138814035

Bilton, H. (2010) Outdoor learning in the early years: management and innovation. 3rd edition. Routledge. ISBN 9780415567596

Bilton, H. (2010) Playing outside: activities, ideas and inspiration for the early years. Routledge, Abingdon, pp95. ISBN 9781843120674

Bilton, H., ed. (2005) Learning outdoors: improving the quality of young children’s play outdoors. David Fulton Publishers , London, pp144. ISBN 1843123509