The time has
come when child care facilities for many young children involve the major
portion of their waking lives. Children and teachers are living together for the
entire day, so the learning environment of each classroom is carefully planned
and arranged. The rooms are attractive, stimulating, comfortable, safe places
for young children to be. Each area has a purpose and teachers constantly
evaluate learning activities in each area and rearrange or add new challenges as
needs indicate.
Young children react and respond to their environment far more energetically
and immediately than an adult. Privacy has a strong relationship to mental
health for children and adults in child care centers; constant group interaction
can be stressful. An important factor in the consideration of environmental
quality is the extent to which the children are crowded. The minimum space
requirement in Maryland is 35 square feet per child; DBCC believes the minimum
should be 50 square feet per child.
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Below: some of our outdoor facilities.
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