Kingfisher Day Nursery Pupils Benefit From Outdoor Covered Area from Inside2Outside

Kingfisher Day Nursery, Croydon has felt the benefits of having an outdoor canopy from Inside2Outside. The canopy provides a safe, sheltered outdoor play area which can be used in all weathers, as well as providing shade for their garden area.

Kingfisher Day Nursery had installed one of Inside2Outside’s trademark Qube canopies. Inside2Outside have been designing, manufacturing and installing canopies, shelters and walkways for over 10 years; the Qube is designed specifically for schools and combines robustness with an aesthetically pleasing look. Hundreds of schools across the UK have benefited from the installation of a Qube canopy as an outdoor play area, an outdoor classroom and numerous other uses.

Originally Kingfisher Day Nursery were looking for a shaded area for their garden. Having been impressed with Inside2Outsde’s brochure they went on to order. Not only did they get the benefits of shade for their garden, but the canopy has provided them with further benefits. Mrs MacCartney of the nursery commented that when the weather is wet and the pupils are outside ‘those who would rather not get wet can observe their environment from a sheltered area’.

Outdoor classrooms offer a different environment for pupils to learn in, and the canopy has provided this option for the nursery. Mrs MacCartney commented that the creation of ‘an outdoor classroom’ has enabled them to expand the school curriculum. She concluded that it’s improved the nursery’s outdoor facilities by providing ‘space, and an extra room.’

Inside2Outside have recently introduced a fantastic new product – Tensile PV. Tensile PV combines Photovoltaics (Solar Power) with Tensile Membrane structures. With Tensile PV you are now able to get a canopy that not only provides the benefits of shade and shelter, but that also produces electricity that can be used to reduce energy bills and generate an income. Tensile PV can be retro-fitted onto existing structures, as well as used on new structures.