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Indoor facilities have taken priority over outdoor provision, but nursery chains are now looking outwards, says Annette Rawstrone Many nursery chains invest huge amounts of money in planning and getting a nursery building just right. But what about the land outside? Outdoor provision has tended to be overlooked, but making the best use of what outdoor space is available is now very much on the agenda.

Many nursery chains invest huge amounts of money in planning and getting a nursery building just right. But what about the land outside? Outdoor provision has tended to be overlooked, but making the best use of what outdoor space is available is now very much on the agenda.

'Improving outdoor provision is something we are focusing on this year as a group,' says Nikki Straker, assistant general manager of Toad Hall Nursery Group. 'The outdoor area can be one that staff forget and do not place as much importance on. We want staff to use their foresight and plan activities for the outside as they would indoors.'

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