Recommendations for Child Care Centers

2-5 CHILDREN acoustic activity areas adult AFTER-SCHOOL DROP-INS APPROPRIATE PLAY YARDS architectural building care centers caregivers child care program child development child-care centers child-care facilities CHILD-SCALED ENVIRONMENTS CIRCULATION WHICH OVERLOOKS CLEAR CIRCULATION Cohen criteria CUBBIES day care Design Guide design patterns DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PLAY equipment family child feet per child floor FLOOR FUNCTIONS full-day GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE HOME BASES important indoor and outdoor interaction ISSUE JUSTIFICATION kitchen LARGE CENTERS learning located MICROCLIMATES military MODIFIED OPEN SPACE napping natural environment NATURE STUDY AREAS needs neighborhood nooks number of children OBVIOUS ENTRY Osmon outdoor play yards outdoor space Pacific Oaks College parents parking PATTERN RECOMMENDATIONS physical planning POCKETS FOR 2-5 PORCH preschool Prescott and David protection quiet RELATED ITEMS require RESOURCE-RICH ACTIVITY POCKETS SAND PLAY SEPARATE SPACES social square feet storage surfaces tion toddlers toilet Travel Report University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee visual ZONING