Designs for living and learning: transforming early childhood environments

Create connections, a sense of place and belonging

Think beyond a traditional classroom

Create a sense of connections, belonging, and identity

Keep space flexible and materials open-ended

Design natural environments that engage our senses

Provoke wonder, curiosity, and intellectual challenge

Engage children in symbolic representations, literacy, and the visual arts

Enhance children's use of the environment

Launch the process of transforming an environment

Face barriers and negotiate quality standards

Seek children's ideas about environments.