Private Day Nursery Playgrounds
Bespoke outdoor play spaces for private day nurseries, designed to be safe, stimulating, and supportive of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
Outdoor play is an essential part of early years development, helping children build confidence, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning. Your playground equipment should do more than simply entertain. It should inspire children to explore, imagine, and engage with the world around them while supporting the development of essential skills.
Designed specifically for nursery settings, our play equipment encourages physical development through active play, while creating valuable opportunities for social interaction, sensory exploration, and imaginative discovery. By providing stimulating, age-appropriate environments, we help young minds learn, grow, and thrive through meaningful outdoor experiences every day.
Why Schools Choose Creative Play for Outdoor Play Equipment
We create inspiring outdoor environments that encourage young children to explore, imagine, move and learn through play. Designed with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in mind, our range supports physical development, creativity, confidence and social interaction from the earliest stages of childhood, helping nurseries provide enriching spaces where children can thrive.
Discover everything from engaging playtowers and role-play playhouses to sensory and imaginative play features that spark curiosity and support hands-on learning.
Each space is thoughtfully designed to enrich children’s everyday experiences, encouraging active play, collaboration and meaningful opportunities for outdoor discovery, while giving children the freedom to build skills, confidence and independence through play.
Outdoor Play Equipment For Nurseries
Creating engaging outdoor environments for nursery children means understanding the unique needs of early years learners.
Our range of play equipment is designed to encourage active play, spark imagination, support physical development, and help children build confidence, develop social skills, and explore the world around them in a fun, safe, and stimulating environment.
Imaginative Play
Play Tower Units
Early Years Trim Items
Sensory Play
The Importance of Play in Early Childhood Development
Play is a vital part of early childhood, helping children develop the physical, social, emotional and cognitive skills they need to thrive. Through active play, children build strength, coordination and balance, while imaginative and sensory experiences encourage creativity, communication and problem-solving.
Playing alongside others also helps children learn important social skills such as sharing, teamwork and empathy, supporting their emotional wellbeing and confidence. By providing rich opportunities for play, nurseries create environments where children can explore, discover and develop a lifelong love of learning.
A Fresh Playground at Cribs Day Nursery, Newham, London
Cribs Day Nursery has transformed its outdoor space with a vibrant new EYFS playground, creating an engaging environment for children to explore, play and learn outdoors.
Designed to encourage curiosity, creativity and confidence, the space offers opportunities for active play, sensory discovery and imaginative learning, supporting children’s development while enriching their everyday nursery experience.
FAQ's - Private Day Nurseries
How to ensure safety in EYFS playgrounds?
With a skilled and dedicated team, Creative Play’s accreditations include CHAS, API, RoSPA and further affiliates. We put safety above all else, and are fully compliant with BS EN 1176 regulations.
Our equipment comes with a two-year guarantee for your peace of mind. We also recommend regular inspections of playground equipment to identify any signs of wear and tear, and ensure continued compliance with safety standards.
We also advocate for proper equipment usage – our team can advise on how best to use equipment, and how to monitor children’s use.
What are the benefits of EYFS playground equipment in nurseries
Physical activities like climbing and balancing build muscle strength, bone density, and cardiovascular health in children.
These promote an active lifestyle at an early age, teaching gross motor skills and nurturing physical development.
But our early years equipment also supports cognitive development, encouraging imagination and creativity, and giving them the opportunity to explore new scenarios and senses. By promoting curiosity, it gives children the chance to learn how to articulate these experiences.
Does Creative Play install nursery playground equipment?
Yes! Our team will manage your playground project from start to finish. From the initial design stages through to installation and aftercare, we work with you in all areas, and bring our expertise to keep your equipment safe and in excellent condition.
Can private day nurseries qualify for government funding?
If you want to renovate your outdoor space but don’t have the funds, your nursery may be eligible for government funding.
To learn more about what support may be available, visit our education funding page to learn more.
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