Encouraging Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care -The role of the Physical Environment-

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Encouraging Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care -The role of the Physical Environment-. Alastair Blyth, Analyst Centre for Effective Learning Environments E-mail: alastair.blyth@oecd.org www.oecd.org/edu/facilities. Does space matter?. How does/should space matter?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Encouraging Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care

-The role of the Physical Environment-

Alastair Blyth, AnalystCentre for Effective Learning

EnvironmentsE-mail: alastair.blyth@oecd.orgwww.oecd.org/edu/facilities

Does space matter?

How does/should space matter?

Gemeentelijke Basisschool DIJKSTEIN (Belgium)Age Range [ ~5-6year]

CELE Compendium Submission

So the Quality of Physical Environments is … right here

Gemeentelijke Basisschool DIJKSTEIN (Belgium)Age Range [ ~5-6year]

CELE Compendium Submission

Characteristics of physical environment

Characteristics of physical environment

LocationAccessibility

Safety Flexibility

ScaleVisibility

Location Accessibility Safety Flexibility Scale Visibility

Gochon Elementary School (Korea) Age Range [ 4 ~13year]

Location Accessibility Safety Flexibility Scale Visibility

VKV Koç Özel Ġlköğretim Okulu ve Lisesi (TURKEY)

Age Range [ 5 ~18 years ]

Location Accessibility Safety Flexibility Scale Visibility

Shriokane Kindergarten (Tokyo, Japan)

Location Accessibility Safety Flexibility Scale Visibility

Gemeentelijke Basisschool DIJKSTEIN (BELGIUM) Age Range [ ~5-6year]

Location Accessibility Safety Flexibility Scale Visibility

Location Accessibility Safety Flexibility Scale Visibility

The Raploch Community Campus (UK, Edinburgh)Age Range [ everyone ]

Location Accessibility Safety Flexibility Scale Visibility

The Raploch Community Campus (UK, Edinburgh)Age Range [ everyone ]

Location Accessibility Safety Flexibility Scale Visibility

Dalry Primary and Nursery School (UK)Age Range [ ~ 12 years ]

Location Accessibility Safety Flexibility Scale Visibility

Dalry Primary and Nursery School (UK)Age Range [ ~ 12 years ]

Supporting..

- Design process – the Brief- Staff training - Community engagement- Space standards? If so, what are

they?- Continuous maintenance of

buildings

Implications on Policy

- Location - Space standards- Maintenance- Use of facilities outside school hours

Does space really matter?

Yes, It matters.

Thank you

Alastair Blyth, AnalystCentre for Effective Learning Environments

E-mail: alastair.blyth@oecd.orgwww.oecd.org/edu/facilities

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