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This paper describes an investigation on the spot for designing conducted in the outdoor play yards of kindergarten. Aiming at status quo of the designing for the outdoor environment of kindergarten, the conception of the scene-based design is put forward in this paper: The scene-based design is to construct a desired environment to meet the design principles and, more importantly, the need required for children’s physiological and mental development. The major aim is to supply abundant experiences which let the children be able to feel the space around them in the sense of emotional and visual perception. Basing on the children psychological traits, the question that how to design the scene-based space of being outdoors which can efficiently promote the cognitive development of children ranging from 5 to 6 years old is discussed in this paper. A “scene-based” approach to design and a data collection set including field notes of the children are coverd in the research. Qualitative analysis of these data revealed that high quality of outdoors enviroment for a kindergarten can greatly contribute to the cognitive development of children.