OUR SETTING
5 Christchurch Garden, Reading, RG2 7AH


INDOORS
Indoors, a cosy, homelike space with soft pink-lustred walls, rainbow-hued fabrics, wooden floors, plush sheepskins, seated area, and a bay window adorned with a hand-carved rocking horse.
Children are free to explore:
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A little kitchen with table and chairs
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Flowing silks and dress-up clothes to inspire role play
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Wooden toys, simple handmade dolls, and knitted animals
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Bowls of shells, pinecones, and natural treasures
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A dolls’ house nurturing imagination and caring play
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A book area for quiet moments
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Trains and train tracks to develop fine motor skills and focus
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Pikler triangle, slide, blocks, and ramps supporting physical movement, balance, and coordination
A seasonal nature table brings the changing world indoors, adorned with leaves, flowers, stones, and figures to reflect festivals or the time of year.

OUTDOORS
Outdoors, two natural gardens—one carpeted in soft bark, the other lush with grass and shaded by a cosy shelter with seating—offer a world of discovery waiting to be explored.
For children, A space outside, where children follow their own curiosity:
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Nature's treasures, pinecones, leaves, shells, sticks…
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A mud kitchen bubbling with endless possibilities for mixing and exploring
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Sturdy tree stumps perfect for climbing and balancing
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A growing garden patch, lovingly tended by little hands
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Soft sand for little hands to dig, scoop, and shape using simple tools, shells, and small buckets
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Water play area—perfect for pouring, splashing, and observing the movement and magic of water through cups, funnels, and natural materials
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A chalkboard to inspire creative drawing
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Loose parts such as crates, guttering, and den-making materials to encourage self-directed play, creativity, and exploration
