We were excited to support Hagley Community Preschool with their outdoor redevelopment, following their rebuild. This playspace had been designed and built originally by John Allen so it was great to be able to re-use some of the materials and retain some of the planting that he had put in. We created a bike track that is shared with the preschool and nursery, with gates at two points so either age group can have sole use of it or both gates can be open so tamariki can play together. We also designed the sandpit storage box so both age groups can access it from their own sides of the sandpit. The main focus was creating an open area that can be added to as funds allow. A carpentry shed will be added as funds allow. This project was a collaboration with Wood Ltd. who created the paths and fence panels and Natureflow, who built the whare, sandpit storage and swing frame. College students and preschool students helped us with the planting.
