Our Community Playthings Shelving Units are designed to hold more, and are therefore 37 cm (14-1/2") deep. The robust construction, pure maple materials, the clear, tough, non-toxic finish and safety-rounded corners ensure an extraordinarily long and safe lifetime in your classroom.

Each unit has a kick plate on both sides that can be "kicked down" for stability or "kicked up" to engage the mobile castors. The backing on non-translucent units is a flannel board, to which you can attach mirrored, chalkboard or clear backings.

Measures 81H x 122W cm (32" x 48").

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Still going strong after 20 years

See how Community Playthings furniture has held up in real Canadian classrooms after decades of daily use.

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Design for a Lifetime of Child Care

Community Playthings (CP) furniture and toys are purpose built for early years classrooms with predominantly natural materials like maple hardwood. They are designed to realize an open-ended play-to-learn educational goals.

• CP furniture is built using mortise and tenon joints — one of the strongest in woodworking.
• Maple hardwood construction.
• Protective finish is infrared bonded – does not wear off no matter how often you clean.
• Backed by Louise Kool with a Lifetime Warranty

It is not unusual for Community Playthings products to last decades and even generations.

Watch the video below to hear teachers share their experiences with the lasting quality and durability of Community Playthings furniture.

Designed for Child Care Safety

Community Playthings products do not just comply with regulations: they are designed with children’s health and safety as a core principle. Utmost vigilance is maintained to ensure all known or suspected hazards are eliminated from the product line.

• Pinch free hinges
• Childproof latches
• Rounded edges

Community Playthings’ rigorous design process, including failure mode and effects analysis, reduces the risk of equipment-related accidents and are a natural result of child-centred design.

Environmental design for your centre and the world

Rather than awaiting regulation, CP’s product developers closely monitor scientific research, moving early to eliminate potential chemical hazards. While other manufacturers may insist that endocrine disrupters and phthalates are harmless, but CP’s green chemistry policy requires greater responsibility. All Community Playthings furniture products are made from low emitting materials -- safe for your children and staff.

• Certified to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credit standards.
• BPA and PVC free. Parents can be assured that there is nothing safer on the market; Community Playthings is BPA and PVC free.