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Preschool Outdoor Environment Measurement Scale - POEMS

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Designed as a self-study, this scale is intended to raise the quality of outdoor children's environments and promote their use in teaching, research, and practice. Includes a user guide, the scale and scoring protocol, reliability and validity information, and a technical assistance manual for program improvement and planning. Addresses environments for children age 3-5 years. (Additional Scoring Protocols sold separately.)

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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Christopher T. ★★★★★

We're using this to evaluate our outdoor learning space, and the user guide breaks down the scoring in a way that's actually practical for making improvements. It's already helping us justify new playground equipment.

Miles X. ★★★★★

I didn't expect a self-study scale to be this practical, but the scoring sections walked me through our playground setup item by item. We reworked the mud kitchen and shaded areas based on what the scale flagged, and the outdoor space finally feels intentional.

James ★★★★★

The user guide alone made this worth it — it walks you through scoring each area step by step, which I needed since I'd never done an environment assessment before. Our outdoor play space had obvious gaps I'd been overlooking for years.

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