Nursery World - Nursery Equipment: Durability

Although it’s tempting to buy either cheaper items or those intended for domestic use, settings will be better off in the long run with heavy-duty, nursery-friendly furniture. By Annette Rawstrone

Early years settings are full of active, inquisitive and adventurous children, which means that the furniture and big-kit items that you purchase for your setting need to be well crafted from good-quality materials to ensure they withstand being banged, scrubbed, moved and jumped on.

Sue Jones, owner of Evolution Childcare, says that her key requirements when buying furniture are that it is hard-wearing, versatile, safe and easy to clean. ‘There is nothing worse than buying a piece of furniture and it getting marked or stained with the materials and resources that an active nursery room offers as part of its continual provision requirements. Quality, quite simply, is key,’ she says. ‘We have to be practical and make sure it’s robust enough to meet the daily rigours and requirements of a busy room.’

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