RESEARCH BASED DESIGN OF A CHILD FAMILY EDUCATION CENTER

摘要

The Pueblo of Laguna Head Start program is on an American Indian reservation and housed portable classroom buildings. Recognizing the need for a more permanent environment and to offer extended family services, a planning grant was awarded to the Department of Early Childhood to develop a process to engage teachers, staff, parents, and community members in identifying the requirements for a new 320-child facility. Teachers and community members conducted an assessment of their present facilities, explored alternative playroom shapes, and proposed a facility layout using graphic symbols corresponding to all functions. The design of the Center represents the culmination of community workshops and interviews with teachers, staff, administrators and pueblo residents.