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Need a makeover for child care

11 years ago

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hi i am running a child care and i need to transfer my backyard into a child friendly backyard and also need a shed for outdoor sitting. i don't want the cover shed so that the room beside the backyard always get the sunlight. there are so many ideas in houzz that i am confused.

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Fig Ivy Cottage

11 years ago

There are lots of ideas on Houzz and lots of budget friendly ones on Pinterest. With loads of ideas with stuff you probably already have or are low cost. Painting the wall is a great suggestion too. Both photos from Pinterest.

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Gioenne Rapisarda
11 years ago
Hey there! How did you go with child-proofing?
Sharon Bouchard
11 years ago
How about painting the brick wall with a mural?
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Fig Ivy Cottage
11 years ago
These are shade ideas from Pinterest.
wuff
11 years ago
Your horizontal slatted fence would need to be changed to verticals or solid fencing if you are running a commercial day care. Good lick with your venture. Essential your yard looks neat and tidy and safe.
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David Marasco
11 years ago
Hey there,

The mural on the wall sounds like a great idea.

We have built small running water streams before in childcare centres (obviously they are not more than a few millimetres deep), but thats enough for the children to play with their toys in.

A dry creek bed is always good or even a vegetable patch.

A car track, or a small kitchenette for play.

Obviously a cubby house and something to climb (within fall area reg's) is a must.

There is a great book called 'outdoor kids' by Jamie Durie which has wonderful garden ideas.

These are all the obvious things but sometimes they are the best. In my experience as a garden designer of numerous child care centres and even children's hospital play areas I have found that children will have fun no matter what. Maybe let the children decide and build it together?

If your in Melbourne and need a consult, find us on Facebook or the net and give me a call.

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Cascio Associates - Site Planning - Landscape Arch
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Get the kids involved with nature, if you can. In a raised bed, let them plant vegetable and herb seeds, maintain the growing plants, get to know the earthworms and bugs, harvest the food, cook it and eat it, under your leadership.

If you don't mind them getting wet, add a sandbox with available water for a-day-at-the-beach, making sand castles and the like. (Do not buy "sand box sand", as it is all the same size and will not be buildable.)

Gate off the driveway or place saw horses at the street, so they can play hopscotch and other pavement games, draw with sidewalk chalk, or race around on tricycles.

There are, of course, a ton of lawn games for preschoolers, which you must know all about, and will require leaving the little walled in area again.

Anything to keep them outside and away from the TV, computer tablets, and game-boys.

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