Buggles Child Care - Brookfield Place

At Buggles Brookfield Place, the environment is considered to be the “third teacher” and as such it is respected, protected and considered of high value by educators and children alike. Our environment at the centre has connecting spaces that flow into one another. This type of openness lends itself to participation and interactions. Multi-functional furniture is used to divide off areas and also to display children’s work in progress.

Throughout Brookfield Place spaces all have a purpose and have been designed to promote children’s research and autonomous discovery both as an individual and within small groups and also offer opportunity for privacy and quiet experiences (rest and relaxation). We use each space imaginatively and with careful consideration by having a very limited use of commercial toys and by promoting the use of open-ended resources. We keep spaces light and do not overdress areas with heavy material or carpets. Our outdoor areas have been developed to ensure children can flow freely between the indoor and outdoor learning environments and include vegetable patches, relaxation space, areas to grow and care for living things, sand, music, art studios, large scale construction and marking making areas. We aim to create a beautiful place for children to be and thrive in. Creativity, choices, exploring and investigating, thinking and reflecting, project participation, communication and privacy are all elements we continue to consider when creating and evolving spaces for children.