The Basics of Budgeting for Starting a Childcare Center
Children are such a joy to be around. They're curious, kind beings with a wild imagination and huge hearts. Who wouldn't love working with them every day? These are a few reasons why many people think about starting a childcare center. Unfortunately, not...
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Early Childhood Role Playing
Early Childhood Role Playing. Children naturally turn to role-playing to become someone or something else. It stimulates their imagination and encourages friendship through cooperation, listening and taking turns. Mini playhouses like this one fit well into the inside...
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5 Daycare Design and Layout Ideas That Will Inspire You
Do you have a heart for serving young children and their families? Is opening a daycare something you want to do? Then proper daycare design has probably been something you've been worried about. There are over 15 million children in the U.S, that need child care. If...
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Learning Space Color Schemes
Decorating a new play or learning space for children is an exciting time. Free from the clutter and activity that is sure to follow, an empty room is still ripe with potential. Being able to design a new learning space from scratch is a wonderful opportunity, allowing...
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Coloring Outside the Lines: How Building Design Affects Learning
Did you know a building layout can affect student performance by up to 25 percent? If you think architects don't consider building layout when they design, think again. And if you consider brick and mortar to be inconsequential in not only learning, but also in...
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5 Interior Design Tips For Your Child Care Facility
Interior design is an important element for all child care centers. Keep reading for 5 interior design tips for your child care facility. P.T. Barnum the showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus once said, "To me, there is no picture so beautiful as...
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Construction Terms
Construction Terms: How to Talk the Talk Building a childcare center can be exciting. But even if this isn't your first rodeo, you will be dealing with mortgages, contracts, building design, change orders, warranties, inspections, escrow accounts... the list goes on....
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Childcare Center for Business Offices
Top 5 Benefits of Adding a Childcare Center to your Business Office Complex If you're a parent, you understand that one of the hardest things to do is leave your child at a childcare center. Even the most cooperative kids don't seem to want to be separated from their...
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Building Child Care:
What 6 Items Cost the Most?
Building Child Care: What 6 Items Cost the Most? A guide to help you make smart choices during the design of your child care center. Many people think childcare buildings are elaborate houses with a few extra restrooms added. Nothing could be further from the truth! ...
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Choosing Your Perfect Child Care Center Interior Design
Child care center interior design is often an afterthought when preparing a new center. When we think of child care centers, we think of kids running on a playground, or playing with toys in a carpeted room. But rarely, if at all, do we stop to consider the importance...
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How to Choose the Right Child Care Center Floor Plans for Your Facility
The demand for child care is on the rise. In fact, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that it will be among the fastest growing industries through the year 2020. If you're looking to enter this industry and start your own child care center, you need to start...
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The Best Childcare Location Affects Your Bottom Line
A strategic location is crucial for any business to flourish and the best childcare location is the one that fits your business goals. Of course, knowing your market matters a great deal to the success of your establishment, but the best location for your childcare...
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Rebecca Calbert, AIA
