Latest News | 29 October 2020
Rise in outdoor play boosts Cosy
Derby education supplier Cosy Direct has reported a surge in inquiries due to a boom in outdoor play for UK children caused by the coronavirus crisis.
The Siddals Road firm, which supplies responsibly-sourced play equipment to schools and nurseries all over the UK, said that an increase in children being encouraged to play outside in the fresh air had created ‘unprecedented’ levels of interest in its products.
Cosy said it had received inquiries from teachers and childcare staff seeking advice and asking about products designed to encourage children to engage safely in outdoor learning and play.
Chief executive Peter Ellse said: “Our sales virtually stopped dead when the coronavirus lockdown started but a significant percentage of the products we have sold as they have recovered have come from our recovery curriculum range.
“The coronavirus has had an enormous effect on everybody’s lives, but while it has been extraordinarily damaging in so many ways, the fact that it has led to more children being encouraged to play outdoors is at least a silver lining.”
Set up in 2011 by Peter and his wife, Amanda, Cosy employs 80 people and seeks to promote a healthier learning culture for young children aged between 0 and eight years old.
It creates more than 500 products a year from teacher’s ideas, putting it amongst the largest creator of teacher’s ideas worldwide in the early childhood segment.
