Solid wood furniture and play equipment for day care centres, nurseries and primary schools.

Community Playthings Deutschland GmbH

Bad Klosterlausnitz (sales) · Production in Great BritainNew on Amplifa

1947Founded

Bad KlosterlausnitzSales location Germany

Great BritainManufacturing location

15 yearsWarranty on all products

About Community Playthings

Community Playthings manufactures solid wood furniture and play equipment for day care centres, nurseries and primary schools. The range includes furnishing and room solutions such as shelving, tables, play kitchens, building blocks, movement materials, sand and water stations, and outdoor play equipment from the Outlast series. Production takes place entirely in Great Britain, where modern manufacturing methods are combined with traditional craftsmanship; every component is assembled by hand and every unit is inspected twice and made traceable with an individual identification number. The materials used are mainly solid birch and beech wood, rot-resistant Accoya wood for outdoor use, plus steel, acrylic glass and Sileather upholstery fabrics; the wood used is FSC or PEFC certified. The German sales company Community Playthings Deutschland GmbH is based in Bad Klosterlausnitz in Thuringia and serves customers in Germany with consulting, room design service, delivery and customer service. Products carry certifications such as TÜV testing and Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold and come with a 15-year warranty.

Site: Bad Klosterlausnitz
Processes: Free room design service (2D/3D planning, cost estimate), Unpacking and installation service, Product support and spare parts, Webinars and training materials, 15-year warranty, Free delivery within Germany (fully assembled)
Materials: Solid wood (birch and beech), Accoya® (treated, rot-resistant wood), solid hardwood, Steel (tools), Acrylic glass, Sileather™ (upholstery fabric), Nylon fibres (carpets), Solid wood (birch, beech)
Certificates: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort (Gold), FSC, PEFC, FISP (Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme), AVPQ prequalification, King's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2025, Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold, FSC/PEFC, FISP, TÜV product testing
Founded: 1947
Industries: Day care centres, Nurseries, Primary schools, Early childhood education

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Product development with field observation in day care centres
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Procurement of FSC/PEFC-certified solid wood
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Woodworking and manufacturing in Great Britain
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Hand assembly and double final inspection
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Room design and sales (Bad Klosterlausnitz)
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Delivery assembled, unpacking and installation service
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Product support and spare parts

Materials and Workmanship

Holz

Solid wood (birch, beech)

Preferred material for furniture and play equipment; the wood forms ensure strength and durability in intensive day care use.

Accoya

Accoya® (treated wood)

Rot-resistant, weatherproof wood for outdoor play equipment of the Outlast series.

Stahl

Steel

Material for child-sized tools of the children's workbench.

PMMA

Acrylic glass

Protective panels on the tool cabinet of the children's workbench.

Sileather

Sileather™ (upholstery fabric)

Upholstery material for upholstered furniture, cleanable with disinfectants and stain-resistant.

Nylon fibres (carpets)

Soil-resistant fibres for day care carpets that are frequently vacuumed and cleaned.

Locations

Bad Klosterlausnitz

Sales, consulting and customer service for Germany

Products

**Play kitchen with oven, hob and sink**Solid wood · Day care centre

**Sensory table**Solid wood · Early childhood education

**Outlast outdoor play equipment**Accoya® · Outdoor play

**Activity table**Solid wood · Art and discovery

**Quiet corner with carpet**Wood/textile · Nursery equipment

**Tall cabinet with display compartment**Solid wood · Storage

Inside the production

Coat area at the Protestant day care centre Schönwalde

Classroom furnished with Community Playthings

Industries

Day care centresNurseriesPrimary schoolsEarly childhood education

Additional services

Free room design service (2D/3D planning, cost estimate)Unpacking and installation serviceProduct support and spare partsWebinars and training materials15-year warrantyFree delivery within Germany (fully assembled)

Reference customers

Kindergarten Farbenklecks, ErfurtProtestant day care centre Schönwalde, GreifswaldProtestant day care centre Zwergenburg, LoissinDRK day care centre Steveraue, OlfenKindergarten Sommersprosse, ErfurtProtestant kindergarten Karlsbad SpielbergHaus für Kinder Die Pasingas, MunichPiratenKids, BerlinKlax kindergarten Wolkenhaus, BerlinKinderschutz München e.V.

Quality and Certifications

All product lines are regularly tested by accredited laboratories (including TÜV, FIRA, SGS); the vast majority of products are certified to Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold. Every component is assembled by hand, the finished item is inspected twice and made traceable with an individual identification number.

Evidence	Bad Klosterlausnitz
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold
FSC/PEFC
FISP
AVPQ prequalification
TÜV product testing

History

1947
Community Playthings founded in the USA by the Macedonia community; began with the manufacture of Unit Blocks for the early childhood education movement
1954
First Bruderhof founded in the USA; the Macedonia cooperative joined the Bruderhof together with Community Playthings
2007
Community Playthings was among the first members of the FISP sustainability programme
2012
Sales in Germany under our own management instead of via importers
2025
King's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development (England)