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Fern Kids Layout Service: Get a Professional Classroom Layout Before You Buy

Before you spend money on furniture, get the layout right. Fern Kids offers a free layout service — professional room planning using actual Fern Kids dimensions, licensing zone checks, and a PDF you can share with your board or licensing body.

Fern Kids Layout Service: Get a Professional Classroom Layout Before You Buy Fern Kids
Preston's note

The most common barrier to a Fern Kids purchase isn't price. It's uncertainty. Directors want to know if the pieces will fit, how they'll relate to each other in their specific room, and whether the layout they're imagining is achievable. The layout service exists to answer that — before you spend a dollar.

— Preston Stringer, Moorefield, Ontario
Layout planning — from dimensions to a room that works
Layout planning — from dimensions to a room that works

What the layout service is

The Fern Kids Layout Service is a free service for educators and directors planning a new room or a furniture refresh. Share your room dimensions and a description of your programme — age groups, licensing capacity, how you use the space — and we'll produce a professional room layout using actual Fern Kids furniture at real dimensions.

You get a PDF layout you can present to your board of directors, share with a licensing body, or hand to a contractor. Every piece in the layout is a real Fern Kids product. The layout accounts for Ontario CCEYA supervision requirements and licensing zone minimums as standard.

Why it matters

Furniture decisions in early childhood settings are high-stakes. A layout that doesn't work — where zones overlap, sight lines are blocked, or piece counts are wrong for the licensed capacity — is expensive to fix after delivery. Getting the layout right before purchase removes the most common source of regret in furniture buying.

It also makes the purchasing conversation easier. Directors who arrive at the order stage with a reviewed layout know exactly what they're getting and why. There are fewer surprises, fewer substitutions, and faster delivery — because the specification work is done.

The goal: a room that works before the first piece arrives
The goal: a room that works before the first piece arrives

How it works

  • Step 1: Share your room dimensions, age group, and licensed capacity — a rough sketch or a measurement is fine
  • Step 2: Tell us how you use the space: zones you need, any fixed features (sinks, windows, doors), programming style
  • Step 3: We produce a professional layout using actual Fern Kids products at real dimensions
  • Step 4: We review it with you, make adjustments, and produce a final PDF for your use
  • Step 5: When you're ready to order, your layout becomes your specification — no guesswork
Statement
The best furniture decision is an informed one. We want directors to see exactly what they're getting before they spend a dollar — and the layout service is the fastest way to get there.
Preston Stringer, Founder, Fern Kids

Get started

The layout service is free and available to any educator or director planning a room — whether or not you're ready to order. Start at fernkids.com/pages/layout-service or get in touch directly and we'll take it from there.

What you get
  • Professional room layout using real Fern Kids products at actual dimensions
  • Ontario CCEYA licensing zone checks and supervision sight lines
  • PDF export for boards, licensing bodies, and contractors
  • A reviewed specification ready to become an order when you're ready
  • Free — available to any educator or director, order or not
PS
Preston Stringer — Founder, Fern Kids
Founder & Principal, Fern Kids + Fern Studio
Preston founded Fern Kids in Moorefield, Ontario to build early childhood furniture that takes pedagogy seriously. The layout service is part of a broader commitment to making the decision to invest in quality learning environments easier and more confident for the educators who need it most.
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