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Bunnett, Rochelle; Kroll, Diane – Child Care Information Exchange, 2000
Discusses design of physical environment for an early childhood program. Provides six starting points and pertinent questions for redesigning: start from the end and work forward; do your research; who's on your design team?; clean out and de-clutter before you start; maximize space; and beautify places. (DLH)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Educational Facilities Design
Moore, Gary T. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1998
Examines general principles in designing child care centers and preschools: (1) design the site and building so that it has a friendly, child-like, inviting image; and (2) design child development environments to be child scaled, including furnishings, materials, the building, and the site as a whole. Contains criteria and suggestions for…
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, Day Care, Educational Environment
Moore, Gary T. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1997
Examines the notion of an early childhood education center organized as a series of houses around a common core of shared facilities. Discusses examples of child-care centers in Sweden and explores ideas that can promote functional facilities. Suggestions include ideas about physical-motor activities areas, administration offices, centralized…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Day Care Centers, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
The Role of Culture in Designing Child Care Facilities: Creating Culturally Reflective Environments.
Stoecklin, Vicki L. – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Emphasizes the importance of creating culturally reflective child care environments. Describes the experiences of a design firm in creating a schematic design for the model employer-supported child care facility. Specific areas of focus include: (1) culture and architectural child care design; (2) cultural research for facility design; and (3)…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences
Wardle, Francis – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Discusses (1) factors supporting day care center remodeling; (2) assessing building suitability for remodeling; (3) documents to help in assessment; (4) creating a team; (5) cost and funding; and (6) overall design considerations. Emphasizes unique children's needs. Includes tips on indoor environments, individual classrooms, the playground, and…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Plans, Childhood Needs, Children
Moore, Gary T. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Examines the size of child-care-center spaces as a factor for designing developmentally appropriate facilities. Explores a range of architectural and design issues related to the size of spaces and ways of subdividing rooms to provide opportunities for small-group, quiet activities that are important to quality child care. (AA)
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Moore, Gary T. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Examines the size of child care centers as a factor in designing developmentally appropriate facilities. Proposes as a general principle that, whenever a center is to house more than 75 children, it should be partially decentralized into a village, campus, or articulated series of interconnected houses, with each module serving no more than 60 to…
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Design, Day Care, Day Care Centers
