We're on track for a September opening

The building is currently being manufactured in the factory, whilst on-site the foundations, drains etc are being laid. The on-site ground works will continue throughout June and July, and the building will be delivered mid-July. Throughout August we will be finishing the building internally, setting up all of our new equipment and resources, moving all of our existing equipment and resources over from the Hampers Green Hall and landscaping the garden and car parking areas. We will be opening on the first day of the Autumn Term in September!

It's exciting to think that our building is currently being put together, ready to be craned into position later next month.  It's been a steep climb so far to get to this point, but we are really approaching the light at the end of the tunnel!  Not long until Kaleidoscope staff will be able to settle into their new workspace and welcome the children into their brilliant new play space!

Open Day

Today, Kaleidoscope opened its doors to visitors young and old(er), for a play session designed to show how we run on a daily basis.  The room was buzzing with children enjoying the different activities and playing with staff and parents and carers chatted over a cup of tea.
Everyone was very interested in the display showing the plans for our new building, which will be ready in September for some of the children looking round today.  The work continued outside as we chatted inside and as you can see from the photo below, the footings are in.

Foundations of a new future

Well, the foundations are going in!  In the picture below you can just make out the footprint of the new building.  Towards the bottom left hand corner will be the office and the reception area and you may be able to work out the large play space in the middle, which will have folding doors to lead onto the garden.

The mound of earth at the back will eventually become the wildlife garden, full of all sorts of creatures and plants for the children to explore in supervised sessions.

You may also have noticed the bat and bird boxes on some of the trees.  These are part of our efforts to protect the existing wildlife that may have been disturbed by our building works, to encourage new wildlife to take up residence, and also to provide interesting learning opportunities for the children in the future.  It's amazing how diverse and thriving small piece of land can be, and we hope it will stay that way!