Early childhood education

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about early childhood education

Project • By SoBA • Nurseries

Block Kindergarten

Block Kindergarten is located east of Hongqi Road and north of Zhenchuan Road in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. The campus occupies approximately 1.01 hectares with a total floor area of about 9,012 square meters and is planned as a 21-class kindergarten. The site is surrounded by a complex urban context. High-rise residential towers stand to the north, with additional housing planned to the east. To the south lie several municipal facilities, including a 110kV substation, a waste transfer station, and an emergency medical center. These conditions present both spatial and psychological challenges: tall residential buildings create a sense of enclosure, while the municipal infrastructure introduces visual and environmental disturbance. Wen S... More

Project • By Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios • Nurseries

Woodlands Nursery & Forest School

The new on-campus Woodlands Day Nursery and Forest School for the University of Staffordshire puts play, development, wellbeing and nature at the heart of early years education, in a net zero carbon building. Providing 100 childcare places, and designed at a child friendly scale, the new nursery includes a state-of-the-art digital observation suite for trainee teachers, social workers and university students. The associated forest school is an independent space for school-age children to engage in outdoor learning activities that develop skills and knowledge not possible in their classrooms. Daniel Hopkinson Early conversations with the University of Staffordshire pointed the design focus towards creating a building from which the ch... More

Project • By DRG Architects • Primary Schools

Children's Village at Doylestown Health

The Children's Village at Doylestown Health, a renowned early childhood education center, was recreated after its destruction by a tornado in August 2020, with DRG Architects chosen to redesign it. Inspired by its name, the facility comprises structures resembling homes within a village. Distinct paint colors and roof angles denote the different program areas, giving the Children's Village an interconnected and inviting appearance. L-INES - Ines Leong L-INES - Ines Leong L-INES - Ines Leong L-INES - Ines Leong From the exterior, two front wings guide visitors to the centrally located lobby. Color-coded corridors extend into age-specific areas, including an art room, a teaching kitchen with a child-height oven, and a lib... More