Chapter 7
(6) Open Carpet/Platform Crawl
(a) Description. A carpeted enclosed area with plat-
forms for crawling adjacent to carpeted, open area for
infant stimulation activities.
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 28.
(c) Relationships. Locate adjacent to the infant Home
Base, especially the diapering station and wheel-toy
area. Other activities should be visible.
(7) Wheel Toys
(a) Description. Provide a hard-surfaced area for push-
pull toys, riding toys, swings and other toys that require
an open area.
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 28.
(c) Relationships. Separate from quiet activities.
(8) Child Toilet Areas
(a) Description. Provide easily accessible, fairly open
bathrooms that contain child-scaled fixtures or adult fix-
tures that can be easily used by children.
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 28.
(c) Relationships. Toilet areas should be easily acces-
sible from outdoor play spaces and adjacent to the cubby
clusters.
(4) Large Group/Motor Activities Areas
(9) Cubbies
(a) Description. Provide a flexible area for running,
(a) Description. Cubby clusters should be a convenient
dancing, tumbling and other motor activities for toddlers,
and child-accessible place for children to store their
preschoolers, and school age children.
clothing and belongings.
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 28.
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 28.
(c) Relationships. Provide easy access to outdoor play
area. Should be near entrance to child activity areas in
(c) Relationships. Locate cubby clusters for each
order to serve as a gathering place first thing in the
"home base" adjacent to main circulation route from entry
morning and at the end of the day.
areas.
(5) Workbench
(10) Reception/Caregiver Area
(a) Description. Accommodate 1 to 3 children with
(a) Description. Provide work space and storage for
work surfaces, child-accessible storage, and controlled
caregivers near the entrance to the child activity spaces.
adult-accessible storage.
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 28.
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 28.
(c) Relationships. Provide an overview of most activi-
(c) Relationships. Separate from quiet areas. This
ties in the home base.
area is often provided as part of the large group/motor
activities area.
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