Nursery World - Enabling Environments: Outdoors

Having involved the children in its design, a London nursery is now enjoying its feature-rich roof garden, reports Katy Morton.

It's a sunny August afternoon in west London and the children from Mace Montessori Hammersmith are preparing to eat lunch al fresco on the nursery's new roof garden.

Since the garden was completed at the beginning of August, the children have made the most of their new play area and have been outside every day, say nursery staff.

Pre-school leader Toni Bosch explains, 'The roof garden provides endless opportunities for outdoor play. To have something like this on our doorstep where the children can enjoy being outside is fantastic.

'The children love having the freedom to run around and ride on their bikes. The mural of the Owl and the Pussycat has proved very popular.'

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