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KINDERGARTEN:

 A school or class for children usually from

four to six years old until they go to primary school.
 It offers early childhood education to children
between the ages "two and half to seven" years
(kids)to the commencement of compulsory education.
 It is an education approach based around playing
learning and practical activities.
 It may be possible for them to eat lunch and sleep.
 Kindergarten was once only for the children whose
parents are busy in other responsibility
(jobs and business) but now it was became
an official foundation for every child.

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Evolution:

• Samuel wilder spin opened his first infant

school in London in 1819.
• But original version of kindergarten was
actually build in German by "fried rich frobell".
• He was an famous educationalist. He was
the one who introduced the kindergarten.
• Kindergarten is derived from the germen
language.
• Kinder-child, garten-garden. (Is means
children's garden).

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REQUIREMENTS: Public 13
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Semi Public 12
0. Entrance 16
1. Reception
2. Office room Private 8 6
3. Principal room 11 5
4. Staff room
5. Shoes changing room 14
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6. Class rooms 7
7. Activity room
8. Audio Visual room
9. Indoor play area 9 10
10. Outdoor play area 2
11. Nap room
12. Pantry
3 1
13. Store room 18
14. Art room
15. Dinning or snacks eating room 17
16. Toilets for students and staff 0
17. Watch men cabin
18. Parking BUBBLE DIAGRAM
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Reception:

•It is place where we wait for some time to

visit some one or greet some one.
• this area should be a warm, bright, and
welcoming area.
•To make children feel comfortable.
•It generally located at entrances.
•All the spaces are connected to reception area.
•Size of the room depends upon the
occupants or number of students.

Office room:

•The directors office will provide a space

for administrative tasks, interviews and
meetings with parents , staff members.
•It is also located at entrances from the
office, the director must have excellent
views of the building entry, reception area
and as many classrooms as possible.
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Staff room:

• It is place where teachers have

their desk and prepare their lessons.
• And also a place to take rest.
•It is located in semi public zones.

Class rooms:

•A classroom is a learning space.

• So it is mainly located in private
zones only to avoid unnecessary sounds etc,..
•Size of the class room depends upon
the number of students.
•Class room should be of adequate size
and minimum floor space should at least
be 1sq meter, per each student.

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Activity room:

• Activities like dancing and singing are

carried out in this room.
• This area encourages children to
interact each other.
•Music rooms should have an approximate
layout and sound insulation to avoid
disturbing other facilities.

Dinning:

• This is normally used for eating food.

• An extended corridor or the entrance
hall are also suitable as communicative places to eat.
Art room:

• Rooms for drawing should have uniform

natural light, if possible from the north.
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Indoor play area:

• it is play ground used in bad weather.

• The indoor play area is also serve as
a large gathering place for performances,
movies, and other social events where
several classes and or parents would be
brought together.

Napping area:

• since infants and some young toddlers

sleep more frequently during the day,
separate areas for sleeping are required
for these age groups.
• while it is important for teachers to
be able to maintain visual and acoustical
access to this area, it should be located
away from active areas of the classroom.
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Outdoor playgrounds:

•Play makes a fundamental contribution

to the development of a child's personality.
•It is mainly Through play that small
children adapt to their environment.
Play areas must be varied, changing and Changeable.
•They must meet children's needs.
•Requirements of play areas: traffic
safety, no pollution, adequate sunshine,
ground water level not too High.
•For age group area 0.6 sq m required for child.

Toilets:

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Parking:

• it is an area used for the parking

of our vehicles.
• it generally provided 20% of the
total built up area.
Napping area:
• since infants and some young toddlers
sleep more frequently during the day,
separate areas for sleeping are required
for these age groups.
• while it is important for teachers to be
able to maintain visual and acoustical
access to this area, it should be located
away from active areas of the classroom.

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Standards:

• Required floor area approx. 25sq m per child.

• Minimum room height should be 3m.
• Number of floors should be lie between
three and four, schools for pupils who are
physically disabled or have learning
difficulties should have 1-2 story.
• Every institution will provide proper
facilities like ramps and toilets for wheel chair users.

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Colors:

• Walls of kindergarten are painted with

cartoons, fairytales as it creates interest
in the mind of children.
• Dull colors are not generally provided
a they create boredom.
• Color improves visual stimulation/
relationships and pattern seeking.
• The most preferred colors are :
• green- nature, trees, comfort.
• Light yellow- - lively, energetic, happiness, summer
• Blue – relaxation, calmness.
• Red – love, romance.
• Purple – relaxation, calmness, laughing.

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FURNTURE STANDARDS:

OBJECT LENGHT WIDTH DEPTH

CHAIR 30CM 35CM 40CM (including
hand rest)
TABLE 90CM 45CM 45CM

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ANTHROPOMETRIC STANDARDS

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 ANTHROPOMETRIC STANDARDS
AVERAGE CHILDREN HEIGHTS:
Age 3 4 5 6 7
Height 94 101 108.5 115 121.5
Eye 83 91 96 103 108
level
Reach 42 48 52 57 61

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 ANTHROPOMETRIC STANDARS
SIZES FOR DIFFERENT POSITIONS OF AVERAGE CHILDREN:

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SANITARY FITTING STANDARDS:

Height recommended for kindergarten(for every 5 children)

1 wash basin – 45-60 cm height
1WC - 25-30cm height.
HEIGHTS OF WC:

Level 3-4 Years 5-8- Years

Up to the flush 91.5cm 91.5cm
Up to the seating 30.5cm 38cm

B= 91cm
C= 30cm
D= 35.5cm
E= 51cm
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Student teacher ratio:

Age Ratio
3-4 years 1:12
4 years to kindergarten 1:14
School age 1:18

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Planning considerations:

Design:

• Use baskets, bins, and drawers for storage and label them at a child’s
eye-level.
• Use furniture to define space and create boundaries for specific areas.
• A rug defines space and utilize wall space to display children’s work
rather than commercial materials.

Lighting and ventilation:

• School ventilation is requires high rate air exchange, in order to provide

sufficient amounts of fresh air to the children at the time of their
development.
• Lighting will depend up on the percentage openings provided and direction
of openings.
• Natural lighting is much better than the artificial lightings.

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•Horizontal and vertical circulation:

• Horizontal circulation is carried out in

Horizontal direction only between the
Rooms and spaces.
• Vertical circulation is carried out in vertical
Direction between the two intermediate
Floors by providing staircases, lift, escalators etc,.

• Green belts or landscape:

• Green belts are provided to get fresh air into the building.
• Landscape includes trees, grass, plants, these landscape elements may
also served as aesthetical purpose as well as to get good air.

•Parking:

• This area is usually located front side of the site.

•Parking slots are provided in front of the buildings to avoid unwanted
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Zoning:

• Selection of site is in educational or school zones.

• In this educational zones vehicular traffic very less and this zone is
located far away from the congested cities.
• To avoid the unwanted sounds and provide security to the children.
• These zoning is carried out based on the population.

Safety measures:

Structural safety:
• Fireproof and fire resistive structure
• Fire detectors and alarm systems
•Sprinkler systems

Fire safety:
• Provision and protection of exists, corridors and stairs.
• Sprinkler systems.
• Materials are finished with low flame materials.
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Health safety:

• Ventilation systems and standards

•Lighting standards and electrical code.
• Plumbing fixture requirements and plumbing code.

Accident protection:

• Nonslip surfaces ( especially stairs ramps, shower areas, pool decks).

• Vision panels, door swings, and hand ware.
• Handrails and guard rails.
• Safety glass in doors, sidelights.

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Stairs:

• One of the most critical parts of school traffic design is the

stairway.
• The stairways should be designed for easy , fast, and safe movement.
• The rises should not more than 16cms.
• Threads – 30cms to 32cms
• Railing height should be minimum of 70cms.
• Railing are provided on both sides of the staircase.
Play decks up to a height of 1.5m must have a handrail at least 70cm
high; play decks more than 1.5m high have handrails min of 100cm high.

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REQUIREMENTS: Public 11
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Semi Public 10
0. Entrance
1. Reception
2. Office room Private 6
3. Principal room 11 12
4. Staff room 14
5. Director room 4
6. Class rooms 7
7. Audio Visual room
8. Indoor play area 8 9
9. Outdoor play area 2
10.Pantry 3
11. Store room 1
12.Activity room 5
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13.Dinning or snacks eating room
14.Toilets for students and staff 0
15.Watch men cabin 15
16.Parking`
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BUBBLE DIAGRAM
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Site area : 856.85 sq.m
Site surroundings: Apartment, Church.
Orientation: North-East
Road width: 4m wide road
Set backs
• Front: 4m
• Back: 3m
• Left: 3.25m
• Right: 11.55m
Builtup area:340.85 sq.m
Parking area: 70.08 sq.m
Open green or play area:218.36 sq.m
Light and ventilation:
Staircase
• thread: 0.3m
•Rise: 0.12m
•Flight width: 1.2m
•Floor height: 3.2m
•Landing width: 1.2m
•Railing height: 0.8m
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