Squeezed onto a pint-sized trike in his business suit, Bill Feld proved he was one of the kids as he raced around Bellambi Point Community Preschool's new bike track on Monday.
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The Big Fat Smile chief executive sped along the twisty track to the delight of his miniature cohorts, showing them just how much fun can be had by all in the preschool's newly-created interactive "playscape".
Mr Feld officially opened the eco-oriented outdoor play area on Monday with Keira MP Ryan Park, who helped secure funding for the project under the state's Community Building Partnership scheme.
The area encourages children to explore their surroundings and use their imagination, and includes an artificial creek bed, climbing stumps, reading retreat and play equipment.
Mr Feld said the playground, which incorporates a lot of natural materials and textures, will help children develop better physical and social skills.
"Investing in a glorious playscape [such as this] is really important for each child's sensory development and development of both gross and fine motor skills," he said.
"Children play better and play fairer in a challenging playscape like this one, rather than the playscapes of 10 to 15 years ago ... which were pleasing on the eye but lacking the interest that promotes children's discovery and development."
This is the 10th play area Mangerton playground designer Ian Hibble has built for Big Fat Smile in the past five years.
He said a great play area strikes a balance between practicality, safety, ease of supervision, and creating an interesting and open play environment.