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Preschool Facility Plan and Child Development

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Child Development Preschool Facility Plan

Objective of this paper is to design a "child development center facility plan" that includes both the indoor and outdoor facilities that will comply with state licensing regulations. The project also reveals the school layout that is able to accommodate 12 infants, 12 toddlers and 48 pre-schoolers. The center will also consist of the following support areas:

Director's office

Kitchen

Laundry room

Staff lounge

Adult Restroom.

The facilities will also provide necessary facilities for the personal children needs that include restrooms and changing tables. The next section discusses the overall layout of the facilities and the measurement of the overall classroom environment.

Part

This section provides facility layouts of the school that include the indoor, outdoor and supporting environment. The lists of footage of each classroom are also discussed in this section. The facility layouts consist of two phases:

Phase I consists of 2 preschool classrooms, 1 toddler classroom, infant room, laundry, kitchen, indoor play area, staff break room, and staff office.

Phase II will consist of an additional toddler classroom and one additional preschool classroom. The phase II will also consist of additional toddler classroom, storage space, and additional staff support. The square footage of each item of the facility is presented in the table below:

Classroom Areas

Classrooms

Layout

2 preschool classrooms,

16 preschoolers and two teachers for each.

1080 sq feet each

2 toddler classrooms for 10 toddlers and two teachers each for the toddlers

650 sq feet each

1 infant room for 8 infants and two teachers.

450 sq feet

Toilet Areas

50 sq feet per classroom

Staff Areas

2 offices [Director & Assistant Director]

100 sq feet each

Conference / Workroom

150 sq feet

Staff personal / Break room of item storage

150 sq feet

Activity Areas

Indoor Activity Area [Art, Music, Gross Motor]

2700 square ft

Outdoor Play Area for [75 square feet per child for up to 36 children]

2700 square ft

Support Spaces

Kitchen

150 square feet

Laundry

80 square feet

Public Toilets

100 square feet

Parent Resource center

60 square feet

Storage

Classroom Storage

40 square feet per each classroom

Equipment and Indoor supplies

90 square feet

Seasonal Equipment and Outdoor

200 square feet

Layout / Circulation for the Community use after hours

10%

Total 9060 square feet for the estimated gross area

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