Early Years provision for Kingsteignton School – February 2024

During the summer and autumn of 2023, Rhino Play worked closely with Kingsteignton Early Years School to transform their early years foundation stage (EYFS) garden and play area.

Despite being a relatively new school, the existing playground had limited outdoor playground equipment for the students to enjoy. The school’s main aims for the new playground were to install planting facilities, gardening areas and a variety of apparatus to encourage physical play. To make this possible, Rhino Play designed, created and installed a bespoke playground which catered to their specific requirements.

What Did Rhino Play Design For Kingsteignton Early Years School New Playground?

The playground design and planning team took the age requirements of the students and the school’s budget into account when creating their designs.

After discussing the details of the design with the school, we were able to settle on a design that ticked all of their boxes and created a fun, unique and long-lasting play area that would benefit the schools for a long time to come. The final design included:

• Sand Play – Using our Tots Sandpit
• Water Play – Using our Water Kitchen
• Mud Play – Using our Planters with CNC Engravings
• Bug Hotel – Using our Triangular Bug Hotel
• Wormery – Using our Square Wormery Box with a Transparent Screen
• Herb Garden – Using Planters with CNC Engravings
• Veg Garden – Using Planters with CNC Engravings
• Garden Divides – Using Planters
• Archway – Using our CNC Engraved Archway
• Corner Seating – Using our Corner Planters with Seats
• Trim Trail Balancing Equipment – Using our Portable Mini Movers Early Years Forest School Trim Trail Items
• Performance Stage – Created using an Artificial Grass Top & raised by 300mm
• Sheltered Area – Bespoke Lean to Styled Shelter with Angled Roof
• Play & Climbing – Using our Cabin Climber provides climbing, crawling, den building, creative & social play