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Del Valle Child Development Center

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Del Valle Child Development Center

About this project

An indoor treehouse playscape for a child development center — climbing wall, netted lookout, and a slide that makes drop-off the best part of the day.

Thinkery’s Del Valle outdoor preschool playground has three separate play-and-learning spaces, each designed for a specific age range — 0–18 months, 18 months–3 years, and 3–5 years — with the natural environment incorporated into the design. Completed September 2024.

VerticalCommunity & Education
ClientThinkery
ServicesDesign + Fabrication
Location & yearAustin, TX · 2024

What success looked like

Success was three outdoor play-and-learn spaces, each tuned to its own age group from 0–18 months to preschoolers, with the natural environment built into every one — part of the first-of-its-kind neighborhood museum Thinkery and Del Valle ISD ribbon-cut in September 2024.

“Our partnership with Del Valle ISD to create a first-of-its-kind neighborhood museum and STEAM Learning Institute site is centered on a mutual goal to nurture a lifelong love of learning in every child in Del Valle so they thrive.”

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