Sinclair House is a Montessori School in Fulham, London, with an enclosed playground. The school caters for youngsters aged from two to eight years, so the play area has to work hard to provide a space for everyone.
The school is located in a former terraced London townhouse, with the playground in what used to be the rear garden. Long since concreted over, the area has seen considerable wear and the concrete had become fractured and bumpy. A worn overlay was also causing a slip hazard.
Carlotta O’Sullivan, Headteacher at Sinclair House, asked flooring specialist Tact to see what they could do within a strictly limited budget. “We needed a playground surface that answered all the usual practical considerations,” she says, “but we also wanted it to contribute to the children’s learning experience. Tact provided a remarkably inexpensive solution that does the lot – and which makes the playground area much more attractive and interesting as well as safer.”
Tact fitted Pedestrian TactTiles directly over the lumpy concrete to provide a surface that is:
- free-draining
- easy to keep clean
- fall-friendly for tumbling tots
- anti-slip in all weathers
- fun to play on
- designed for entertaining learning.
Tact’s John Highnam oversaw the project. “We installed the new playground surface very rapidly so as to minimise any disruption to the school schedule,” he says, “and it’s proved a real hit with the children. It’s even relocatable, so the school will be able to take it along when it moves to larger premises in the near future.”
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