CASE STUDY: LONDON EXHIBITION
Brief:
Ten-day exhibition in London. Childcare facilities for 40 children of between 2 and 8 years of age.
Crèche Out Solution:
- Visited exhibition venue to discuss the organiser’s exact requirements and examine suitability of crèche site
- Liaised with Ofsted & local government officials to obtain crèche registration for event
- Introduced site-specific policies and procedures
- Arranged web link for crèche pre-registration
- Designed and sourced crèche required back drops and theming props
- Managed a team of fully qualified staff
- Implemented operational plan
- Detailed age-appropriate daily programmes for children
- Provided a range of great art activities
- Put on daily shows from its in-house children’s entertainers ‘Mr Giggles’ and ‘Patchy Pete’
- Ensured all the children had a great day!
EXAMPLES OF THEMES AND ART ACTIVITIES
AROUND THE WORLD – A globe frieze. Includes making finger puppets, African masks and jewel and pasta necklaces, as well as creating multi-cultural lanterns and decorating people-shaped biscuits.
LIFE IN THE COLD – An Arctic scene frieze. Includes bubble sponge painting, making penguins, snowflake pictures and fish mobiles, creating juggling seals and decorating animal-shaped biscuits.
SPACE – A space frieze with spacemen, stars and a big moon! Includes making flying saucers and rockets and creating friendly aliens out of painted egg boxes!
LIFE IN A COUNTRY GARDEN – A ‘Hungry Caterpillar’ frieze. Includes making flower ‘wellie’ pegs, butterfly mobiles, ladybird models and flower bookmarks, as well as creating 3D insect and flower pictures.
PIRATES & PRINCESSES – Frieze of a pirate ship and the princess’ castle. Includes making crowns and pirate hats, jewel and pasta necklaces, pirate eye patches and gold and silver coins……real of course!
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS – Frieze of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. Includes making the three houses out of straw, sticks and paper bricks as well as creating animal masks and icing and decorating animal-shaped biscuits.
CIRCUS TIME – Frieze of the ’Big Top’ and all the animals. Includes creating juggling clowns, face masks and juggling seal mobiles, as well as making swinging acrobats from paper and drinking straws.

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