The Approach

Aesthetics that inspire.
Operations that feel effortless.

Experiences designed to make every child feel genuinely seen, rooted in the character of a place, built on research.

Design

  • Design rooted in research on the life skills children need most, guided by the latest research on how children thrive in an evolving world
  • A deep dive into the local community, translating a site's features, experiences and values into learning that is authentic
  • Educational frameworks that embed learning in play, so every exhibit has an intrinsic purpose that is natural and intuitive
  • Concept development and exhibit design, from the first sketch to a fully realized gallery
  • Complete project oversight, from the first planning conversation through construction to opening day
  • Close collaboration with architects, fabricators, educators and stakeholders, keeping every decision cohesive, on brand and true to the vision

Operations

  • Staff training and development for the team at the heart of the experience, giving them the tools to deliver top-tier experiences
  • Operational design and guest-experience strategy that make every visit feel effortless
  • A guest journey mapped from arrival to departure, so every touchpoint feels intentional
  • Hiring and team building that puts the right people in the right roles from day one
  • Standards, systems and procedures that keep experiences safe, consistent and joyful at scale
  • Opening readiness and ongoing evaluation, so the experience keeps improving long after launch

For Children

  • Drop-in programming across age groups, rooted in the character of the place and mission
  • Drop-off hours designed to give children genuine independence and agency while giving parents pure peace of mind
  • Open-ended play that builds curiosity, creativity, problem-solving and resilience
  • Hands-on STREAM experiences that turn science, art and engineering into discovery
  • Inclusive, sensory-aware spaces where every child, of every ability, can belong
  • Seasonal and rotating experiences that give returning families something new to discover

For Families

  • Shared activities that bring different ages together around a single experience
  • Place-based storytelling that connects families to where they are
  • A place for families to connect and become co-learners, discovering together side by side
  • An open invitation for busy parents to be fully present with their kids in a fun, stress-free experience
  • A welcome that starts at the door, so every family feels at home from the first minute
  • Signature programs and spaces designed to become the memory of the trip

Designed for operation from day one.

Circulation, accessibility, safety, durability, maintenance and staffing are part of the design from the very first sketch, so every space works as beautifully on its thousandth day as on its first.

Design

A compact excavator on site while crews mark out the street during early construction.
A design board showing a colourful tangram welcome wall and tangram wayfinding through the halls.
Architectural building sections showing the entry hall, restrooms and museum check-in.
A colour site plan of the kidSTREAM water-play area shaped like the Channel Islands.
A concept sketch of a garden coffee cart under a timber pergola with families.
A painted concept sketch of a garden with a greenhouse, tractor and giant monarch butterfly.
Hands fanning through paint swatches while choosing a colour palette.
Exterior elevation drawings for woo-hoo!, wrapped in colourful tangram shapes.
Timber framing rising over the future museum entrance.
Crews sculpting artificial rock walls for an immersive cave environment.
Sculpted cave walls taking shape, with plaster bags and a rendering machine on site.
A life-size whale sculpture and rock forms strapped to a flatbed truck for delivery.
Workers in safety helmets raising curved white steel tree structures.
A colourful crochet net climbing structure being installed before opening.
Installers taping a blue street-map mural across a gallery wall before opening.
Installers fitting a treehouse and a tree canopy mural into a children's gallery.
Installers mounting a wall of colourful tambourines along a ramp.
Pieces of the woo-hoo! logo laid out on the floor before mounting.
The kidSTREAM sign being installed in front of the nearly finished building.
A finished cave room painted with dinosaurs and early hunters, awaiting final clean-up.
The treehouse and leaf mural nearly finished, with ceiling panels still open.
The Clever Climbers gallery, with netted leaf platforms on curved white trees.
A finished making studio with low green tables and a colourful interactive machine wall.
The woo-hoo! logo wall freshly installed beside colourful geometric panels.
Aerial view of kidSTREAM's ocean-themed water-play area shaped like the Channel Islands.

Every project begins with a clear vision, carried from first concept through design, refinement and handover. Rooted in research and in the local community, each space is cohesive, on brand, and built so that learning feels natural and intuitive.

Operations & Events

A mother and daughter exploring a large world map wall together.
Dani Hildreth smiling among children in hard hats and safety vests at the kidSTREAM groundbreaking.
Children in hard hats and safety vests shoveling soil at a museum groundbreaking.
The kidSTREAM team in matching polos gathered around a celebration cake.
Dani's Expo 2020 Dubai School Operations team gathered beneath the Al Wasl dome, holding signs that read Coolest School Operations Team.
Families gathering at the stage beneath the Al Wasl dome at Expo 2020 Dubai.
School groups with yellow balloons and flags at an Expo 2020 Dubai celebration.
Expo 2020 Dubai team members taking a joyful selfie on the Expo boulevard.
A smiling team member carrying a big bunch of balloons through a museum corridor.
Two team members testing an interactive projection table in an immersive gallery.
Educators running a water-play demonstration for children in green raincoats.
Families and an educator around a making table in a bright studio workshop.
A birthday party room styled with giant balloons, paper planes and a safari table setting.
A school group cheering beneath the colourful crochet net climbing structure.
Schoolgirls posing proudly in front of a bamboo geodesic structure at the OliOli festival stand.
A kidSTREAM team member kneeling to help two girls at a community event booth.
A kidSTREAM team member high-fiving a young girl while handing out STREAM kits.
A kidSTREAM table stacked with STREAM kits at a holiday community event.
A family band performing on stage for children dancing on the grass.
Children building with giant blue and green foam blocks at an outdoor festival.
A smiling girl holding up her chalk butterfly rubbing.
A girl in an apron with her arm deep in a tub of bright orange slime.
Boys and Girls Club members making giant foam bubble snakes at the kidSTREAM booth.
Children colouring and building simple circuits at a Halloween activity table.
Three girls in goggles and purple lab coats smiling in a science gallery.

Opening day is only the beginning. When the team at the heart of the experience has the tools to deliver top-tier experiences, busy families are invited to slow down, connect, and discover together as co-learners.