Many children in group care spend the majority of their day in the company of other children and adults. Because staff focus on supervision and ready access to children, a child's sense of privacy is often overlooked. However, like adults, children need time and a space to be alone.
Indoors, widow seats, platforms, cubbyholes and small enclosures provide ideal spots to get away from it all. Outdoors, bushes, trees, lean-tos and spaces under climbing structures can all be used to create privacy for children. Certain design tactics can be used to create a balance between the staff's need for supervision and a child's need for privacy.