In the new EYFS Framework, the enabling environment is outlined as one of the four guiding principles which should shape practice in early years settings. Whilst the quality of the environment – the physical space – which babies and toddlers are in is certainly important there are also other aspects to consider when thinking about how to create an enabling environment. Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton offer practical guidance for enabling environments for under threes, three- to five-year-olds, and in the outdoors