Childscapes

It has been an absolute pleasure to have designed this playground that is so important to the Mandurah community.

This gorgeous early learning centre is opening soon, with the most amazing owners. Such a pleasure to work with to create the final design.

I hope to share more photos with you soon.

You may have noticed something special taking shape at Castle Grounds…
We’re so excited to share that Castle Grounds is preparing to open as an early learning service, pending service approval. A space that has held a special place in the hearts of so many is entering a new chapter, one built around wonder, connection, imagination and childhood.
We are so excited to share that Castle Grounds will soon welcome families into a place designed for learning, play and belonging.
This is just the beginning, and we’re so glad to have you here for it.

Want to register your interest? Head to our website: https://castlegrounds.com.au

We are soooo excited to share our new, unique service.

Designed for educators and teachers who have trouble identifying plants in the playspaces and don't have great plant knowledge but want to know more about the plants and support plant knowledge in the children they teach.

Our Botanical Literacy packages will have a qualified plant expert visit your space, map the plants in an architectural drawing and provide you with an educational package based on those plants, including lessons and activities and relevant Indigenous plant knowledge for your curriculum.

Available to all early learning centres and school in the Perth metro area, with a regional/remote and interstate package available too.

Available Wednesdays and Thursday only at the moment, so places will book fast.

Pease email us for more information.
[email protected]

A new design of ours ready to be played in. 💚
It was so lovely designing for Akidamy for a second time and lovely to see the centre so popular they are expanding.

Today is world children's day.

You might wonder why children need a day, or think that every day is children's day, but on this day, we celebrate the anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

We recognise that children are people in their own right and they have needs and rights, like adults do, including food, water, education, being with their parents, a home language and culture, to live without war and poverty and they have an official right to PLAY! There are many more rights mentioned in the convention, you can find them here: https://www.unicef.org/child-rights-convention/convention-text-childrens-version

We have a long way to go in meeting all children's rights, even in Australia where we have agreed to the convention, but today we can celebrate children, how awesome they are and promise to work harder to ensure all their rights are met.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child: The children’s version Read and download the child-friendly version of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

24 hour work trip to design a playground in Kununurra. It is so beautiful here. 💚

Check out this gorgeous work by my designer friend in NSW.
😍 Tess does the most beautiful work.

One of my designs almost complete!

Are you a parent of children aged 2-5years, an educator working in an Australian ECE service, or a pre-service teacher?

If yes, then researchers from the University of Wollongong would love to hear from you for an international study into children's risky play.

The research team are interested in understanding parents’, educators’ and pre-service teachers’ opinions and perceptions about risk and children’s competence in relation to outdoor play.

It is a short survey (10-15 minutes) completed online. All information collected is completely anonymous. Ethics # 2021/248.

Please pass this information onto your peers and colleagues.

The links to each survey are below.

• Parents of child aged 2-5 years.
Click here to complete survey: https://redcap.uow.edu.au/redcap/surveys/?s=ME3AC83N88D7NXCA

• Educators (Australian Early Childhood Education service)
If you work with children in both age categories, you are welcome to complete both surveys.

If you work with children aged 24-36 months (2-3 years) click here: https://redcap.uow.edu.au/redcap/surveys/?s=FH47RD4NDPDTXDXP

If you work with children aged 37-60 months (3-5 years) click here: https://redcap.uow.edu.au/redcap/surveys/?s=RPX4XDHKD7KKALL3

• Pre-service teachers (degree qualification)
Click here: https://redcap.uow.edu.au/redcap/surveys/?s=H3CH7DA3CNJMNRFY

More information - Dr Karen Tonge [email protected]

Please Note: Maggie and her team are merely sharing this information so we are unable to answer questions about the survey... Dr Tonge is the contact.

Begin the school year with an eco-conscious step forward by joining the TerraCycle Australia GLAD to Recycle Competition! Schools could win a Maze Hungry Bin worm farm - Turn your food scraps into compost, transform your lunchbox leftovers.

Sign up and send your lunch box soft plastics to TerraCycle before 5 July 2024. Find out more here: https://www.terracycle.com/en-AU/contests/glad-to-recycle-australia-2024