This play is how children come to understand the world and is vital for a child's emotional, intellectual, and imaginative development. At Merry Garden we have created a warm and nurturing environment designed to develop body and mind. Our aim is to inspire in your child a lasting appreciation for the natural world through engagement with nature, the seasons, and the elements; an environment beautiful and ordered. Having a group of two to five year olds playing and 'working' side by side each day fosters cooperative relationships and increases social skills and problem solving abilities.
Whether in quiet moments or rigorous play, Merry Garden provides opportunities and materials that engage a child's person and intellect. The world they create through their play expands to include the needs and interests of all children present. By avoiding commercial toys which have a predefined meaning or purpose, play at Merry Garden nourishes the development of language skills as children verbally create a common understanding of objects used as toys during the course of their day. An outdoor environment is as credible a classroom as an indoor one. Our play garden supports increased manual dexterity, physical coordination, tactile sensitivity and depth perception while offering a stage upon which the child's natural curiosity, inventiveness, and resourcefulness may be explored.