Disciplines of different areas of interest make contributions to the design of play environments that support
children’s learning. These disciplines are development and child psychology, early childhood education research
and environment-behaviour (Loebach, 2004). In order to design spaces for children, one must first know the child,
know about the nature of his relationship with the environment and understand the importance of this relationship,
know about the needs and demands of the child and his developmental process, and evaluate the opportunities that
the environment offers to satisfy the child’s needs and demands, and only then should one create spaces in
accordance with the design principles. At this point, it is necessary to discuss the following notions during the
process of designing outdoor learning environments for children