Create & Share 3 –
Children’s Park – Beacon Hill Park, Victoria
https://beaconhillchildrensfarm.ca/
Children’s Playground
Wide-open spaces
- Supports gross motor play (running, climbing, rolling), and child led movement.
- Increased exploration, imaginative play, and social interactions.
Various natural elements (trees, gardens, paths)
- Supports nature-based and sensory (sight, sound, touch) learning.
- Supports outdoor and place-based learning which is a focus within ECE.
- Pathways and loops are well defined
- Walking routes are safer for children and groups.
- Provides ease of access for strollers, walkers and caregivers managing multiple children.
Play Area
Map to Beacon Hill Park
- Nearby designated play amenities (playground equipment, open lawn)
- There is a mix of play (structured and unstructured) and developmental stage and play preference.
- Good sight lines (in almost every area)
- Open lawns and broad paths aid in the easy observability of children by educators and caregivers.
- Assists in supervision, risk management, and attentive caregiving.
- Family-friendly amenities (washrooms, picnic areas, children’s zones)
- Encourages extended stays and shared experiences between children and their caregivers.
- Supports community use and intergenerational engagement.
- Secure and well-kept public park environment
- Children can encounter managed risk in a well maintained and regularly serviced environment.
- Petting Zoon
- Playground
- Children’s play area
- Garden and Oasis with ponds and ducks
- Water park in summer
