Outdoor Classroom
What began as a possibility has rejuvenated Enlightened Play Preschools into a newfound LOVE! It’s all about our Nature Playscape or Outdoor Classroom! We have ditched the metal and temporary plastic and instead have incorporated a growing and changing, natural play space, into the yards of both locations.
Outdoor Classroom
At the time of this writing, I can tell you what the yards are comprised of…but the truth is that they may have changed by the time you read this!
We have a dry creek bed at our Midtown campus that inspires so much discovery, team working and play. We can add a hose with running water or watch as the children make up their own ideas for how to play and learn in the creek.
In our West Sac campus, we have a beach complete with large driftwood, buried shells, and sea glass. Flanked by banana trees and beach grass, this natural pristine space is a treat for children. Add water, during warm months and, voila…the beach!
At both
At Midtown, we offer a Banging Post for percussion in the yard and a mirrored garden wall
In West Sacramento, our log jump circle (for gross motor development) and a natural social circle leads directly to the sound garden fence.
West Sac Campus boasts a slide hill and a climbing island to break up the cement pavement. And a grassy meadow creates a soft space for babies and toddlers.
Midtown also has a climbing hill and a sensory garden for herbal additions to our fabulous menu of pure enjoyment. Midtown still has a large climbing structure, but we have added a decomposed granite trail all around it and once water is added, this is a summer day’s highlight.
See our blog and watch what happens next in our Nature Playscapes. Where cut branches become a new part of the playground, where seasons do exist and create new environments for learning, play,
Enlightened Play Preschool Midtown and West Sac Campus offers full time and part time care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
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West Sac Campus
703 West Acre Rd,
West Sacramento, CA 95691
916-371-3301
Midtown Campus
2100 J Street,
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-261-0796
