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Our approach
Collaborative
We don’t just design for you; we design with you. Your ideas, concerns, and community are at the heart of our process.
Play-focused
We understand what makes great spaces for play, creating places to inspire movement and connect children with nature.
Dedicated
From the initial concept plan to planting the last tree, we are your guide and partner, invested in your project every step of the way.
We believe great playgrounds start with a great conversation. We'd love to hear about your vision and discuss how our approach can help you create a space that’s perfect for your children and community.
“If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it.”
David Sobel
Our services
We provide a range of services for preschools, schools, community organisations, home-schoolers and families who want to work collaboratively to create, maintain, and understand great spaces for children’s play and connection to nature.
Playspace Design
We offer a full, partnership-based design and planning service for new builds or existing spaces. This includes a comprehensive consultation and a thoughtful concept plan tailored to your needs.
Consultation Service
For those who don't need a full design, we offer on-site visits to provide suggestions and advice on what could be added or changed. This is also perfect for residential clients and home-schoolers.
Playground Safety Inspection
Detailed operational checks that assess the stability, wear and tear, and general safety of your playground equipment and surfacing.
Garden Maintenance & Stewardship
We look after existing garden areas, including planting, refreshing soft fall surfaces, and general tidying to keep your space inviting and robust.
Workshops & Education
We offer workshops and consultation services to inspire new opportunities for nature connection and play within your environment.
“Our playground designer, Emma Woods, has done an outstanding job at utilising every space. Right from the beginning when we first contacted her, she has been invested in this project. She made it her job to understand the complexities of the children we support and spent several session observing the tamariki before coming up with her concept plan.
It was Emma’s idea to build the accessible sand table. This has become the jewel of the playground. Tamariki are able to get up to the table and explore in their walkers and wheelchairs, toddlers are also able to access it and children who do not like sitting in the sand are starting to explore it.
Wouldn’t it be lovely to see these in other early childhood environments?”
Rebecca Courtney,
Conductive Education Canterbury
Ready to get started?
Thanks for your interest! Please fill out the form, and we'll get in touch to book your consultation.
Or if you'd prefer, feel free to call Emma directly on 022-087-4358.