In Toronto — and in cities around the world — families are facing a growing disconnect between young children's needs and the environments designed to support them.
Parents want more for their children: more nature, more freedom, more spaces where early learning and exploration can thrive.

At Macaulay Preschool, a simple request for playground improvements opened a much larger conversation. Parents had originally asked for traditional play panels—an expensive and limited solution for a much deeper need. We were invited in not just to answer the brief, but to reframe the question:

What would truly serve the children in this space?