Suitable Age Groups
Early Year Tuff Trays
Bring tuff tray play outdoors and keep it organised with the ESP Early Years Tuff Trays. Two tiers of three-compartment timber trays sit within a sturdy freestanding frame, topped with a large chalkboard. The result is a ready-made outdoor tuff tray station for sorting, exploring, mark-making and small-world play.
Six Trays, Endless Possibilities
With six separate compartments across two levels, children can explore several activities at once. Fill the trays with sand, soil, water beads, pasta, natural loose parts, conkers or seasonal finds for sensory exploration, or set up small-world scenes, mini-beast habitats and counting challenges. The compartments make it easy for staff to refresh activities, and for children to compare, sort and transfer materials between trays.
Chalkboards for Mark-Making and Labelling
A large chalkboard header runs across the top of the frame, perfect for writing the day's challenge, drawing pictures or encouraging early mark-making. Each compartment also has its own small chalkboard label, so children and staff can name contents, record counts or write simple instructions, building early literacy and numeracy in a natural, playful way.
Supporting Early Years Learning
From scooping and pouring to sorting and labelling, the outdoor tuff tray station supports fine motor development, early maths, communication and language, and understanding the world. Its standing height encourages small groups to gather round, share resources and talk about what they discover.
Built for Outdoor Use
Made from quality, smooth-finished timber with a solid frame and durable chalkboard panels, the unit is designed for everyday outdoor use and the British weather. It suits nursery gardens, reception outdoor areas and forest school spaces.
Key Features
Six timber tray compartments across two levelsLarge chalkboard header for mark-making and challengesIndividual chalkboard labels on every compartmentIdeal for sensory, sorting and small-world playSupports fine motor skills, early maths and literacySturdy freestanding timber frame for outdoor use
Make every day a discovery day with ESP Early Years Tuff Trays, the outdoor tuff tray station that brings learning to life outside.
SKU: IF087
Material Specifications
Laminated Timber
Glulam redwood timber poles provide exceptional strength, have a greater resistance to splitting, and offer a high quality smooth finish.
Sawn Timber
Sawn redwood timber from FSC sustainable sources, all pressure treated to class 4 after all manufacturing processes have been completed.
Quality Steel Fixings
All nuts, bolts, screws and brackets are zinc plated or stainless steel to prevent against corrosion and to ensure longevity and safety.
Steel Cored Ropes
Colourful steel cored polypropylene ropes are used to ensure safety, durability, and vandal resistance.
Anti-slip Panels
Colourful steel cored polypropylene ropes are used to ensure safety, durability, and vandal resistance.
HDPE Panels
High Density Polyethylene panel are highly durable and vandal resistant. The multicolored panels allow for intricate designs to be routed for additional play value.
Handholds
Large size professional handholds made from resin bound sand with stainless steel threaded inserts and anti-spin secondary fixing point.
Timber Paint
A high quality, satin finish, oil-based wood stain that is child-friendly and won’t stain clothes or peel away from the timber.
Painted Steelwork
Steelwork is either aluminium or galvanised mild steel and is treated and primed prior to receiving a vibrant painted finish.
Product Labels
Aluminium labels are affixed to all our equipment at quality control stage prior to dispatch. Each label contains our details, the product ID, and year of manufacture.
FSC Sourced Timber
We only use timber that has been responsibly sourced from managed forests with the FSC accreditation.
Timber Treatment
We pressure treat all our timber with Tanalith E wood preservative after all of our manufacturing processes are complete to class 4 which prevents against all forms of wood decay and insect attack.
| Free Fall Height | – |
| Minimum Surfacing Area | – |
| Minimum Space Required | – |
| Dimension of Largest Part | 1294mm x 400mm |
| Mass of Heaviest Part (Kg) | – |
| Wheelchair Accessible | Yes |
| Spare Part Availability | 2-4 Weeks |
| Min persons required for assembly | 2 |
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