The children at Coton Green now have what they asked for: a garden 'with something to walk through and smells like sweets'.
Formerly in a community centre, with limited outdoor space, the nursery now occupies part of a primary school site. A dedicated outdoor area allows it to offer free-flow play and a wider choice of activities.
The staff team of ten built their plans for the outdoor area around direct input from the children as well as their child observations and their pooled knowledge and experience, gained through specific training (such as on gardening, and boys' learning needs), outdoor play conferences, visits to centres of excellence and a local authority project on developing children's language and communication skills.
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