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Carefully crafted, thoughtfully designed, unbelievably durable, early childhood furniture and educational resources for indoors and out.

For over 60 years Community Playthings innovative furniture and resources have set an unmatched standard for wood based natural early years learning. Discover how these products, driven by proven education best practice shape quality learning environments that tap into every child’s innate creativity and energy.

Quality Craftsmaship

Community Playthings is known for producing high-quality, durable furniture that can withstand the rigors of daily use in childcare settings.

It is not unusual for Community Playthings products to last decades and even generations.

CP furniture is built using mortise and tenon joints — one of the strongest in woodworking.
Maple hardwood construction.
Protective finish is infrared bonded – does not wear off no matter how often you clean.
Backed up by Louise Kool’s lifetime warranty.

Child-Centered Design

Community Playthings understands that early childhood is a critical time for cognitive, social, and emotional growth. They believe in the power of open-ended, self-directed play for fostering essential skills, and their products reflect a commitment to developmentally appropriate practice.

Encourages exploration, creativity, and independent play.
Wide range of furniture and toys caters to various age groups and activities, making it suitable for any educational setting, from daycare centers to preschools.
Prioritizes safety in their designs, ensuring that furniture and toys are free from harmful chemicals and made with child-safe materials.

Teacher-Friendly Features

The furniture is designed to be user-friendly for teachers and caregivers as well. Stackable chairs, lightweight tables, and flexible storage solutions make it convenient for staff to set up and organize the space efficiently.

Community Playthings furnishings for the early years

Tenon Joints

Quality maple hardwood, proportional modular design

Tool-Free Connectors

Removable and Washable Carpets

Built-In Wheels

Built-In Flexibility

Encourages exploration, creativity, and independent play.
Wide range of furniture and toys caters to various age groups and activities, making it suitable for any educational setting, from daycare centers to preschools.
Prioritizes safety in their designs, ensuring that furniture and toys are free from harmful chemicals and made with child-safe materials.

Safety at the Forefront

Community Playthings products do not just comply with regulations: they are designed with children’s health and safety as a core principle.

Pinch free hinges.
Childproof latches, and rounded edges.
Community Playthings’ rigorous design process includes failure mode and effects analysis to reduce the risk of equipment related accidents.

Community Playthings product developers closely monitor scientific research, moving early to eliminate potential chemical hazards.

Made from low emitting materials -- safe for your children and staff.
Certified to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credit standards.
BPA and PVC free. Parents can be assured that there is nothing safer on the market.

Sustainably Harvested Wood

Crafted with a focus on natural classrooms, CP toys and furniture are predominantly crafted with hardwood from responsibly managed forests, often located within a 500-mile radius of the workshop. Notably, the wood used carries the esteemed certification of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), underscoring a commitment to sustainable forest practices and conservation.

Roomscapes

With unique interconnecting furnishings arches posts and panels, Roomscapes allow you to easily enhance the flow between your learning areas.

Activity areas, storage, learning displays, you can put your Roomscape together without any tools. Build one activity area at a time or furnish your whole centre.

Designed with the durability you expect from Community Playthings you can rejuvenate and reinvent your space, repeatedly for years to come.

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How to Achieve Roomscapes Design

Straight shelving units are mobile and made of solid maple
Safety- rounded corners
Helps you transform wide open spaces into cozy corners and appealing niche

Each Shelf and Panel has couplings attached to the sides.

Space fillers for in between shelves and units can be added so nothing will be lost down the slots!

Each piece can be joined together using sturdy plastic posts. No tools required.

Wall Adapters attach your first piece firmly to the wall for stability. (Tools required)

Opening a new classroom or enhancing an existing care space can get a little overwhelming.

Let LKG help you realize an inspiring learning environment with unmatched expertise and service.

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Book Shelves

These solid maple units offer overlapping book display space on 4 levels and generous book storage space behind the racks and on the lower shelf of the Library Shelf.

Panels

Wave Panels help transition smoothly between different shelf and panel heights.

Wave Panels

Use the panels to connect units of different heights or use them simply as dividers or little windows. Available in solid, clear and translucent.

Straight Shelving Units

All straight shelving units are mobile with wheels hidden beneath and are made of solid maple. Each unit has a kick plate on both sides that can be “kicked down” for stability.

Gates, Arches and Posts

Use the posts found on page 36 to attach all of the units. You must use the post that is equal in height to the tallest unit to be joined. Arches create openings for teachers and children while gates help create an enclosed area.

Corner and Sweep Shelving

Add corner shelving at the end of the units and sweep shelving to sculpt your classroom layout to the needs of your students.

Shelving

Organize your classroom materials in these on/off mobile storage units, which are 37 cm (14½") deep and are finished with child safe clear wood finish.

Roomscapes Sets

help you transform wide open spaces into cozy corners and appealing niches in the twinkling of an eye.

Adjustable Shelving

Shelving units are designed to hold more, and are therefore 37 cm (14½") deep. The robust construction, pure maple materials, the clear, tough, non-toxic finish and safety-rounded corners ensure an extraordinarily long and safe lifetime in your classroom.