Fun Time Early Childhood Academy, Naples, Florida
The schematic design phase of our full architectural and design contract
is completed for this new early education building in Naples that will
have 13 classrooms, an art studio, a children's library, dance studios,
a multipurpose theatre and a parent/community resource room. Classroom
equipment layouts have assisted us in completing the details for each
room, which will have observation windows and cameras to be used for training
purposes. Schematic ideas for the outdoor gardens include an infant garden,
a toddler garden and a rooftop garden that includes a drive-through tryke
tunnel, art areas, a musical area, climber, tryke path and dramatic play
areas.
StoneFire Pizza Company, New Berlin, Wisconsin
Construction has started on the family buffet/entertainment center the
WHLLG team has designed. The buffet restaurant portion of the project
is unique in that it will have a play and discovery room for children
under the age of 8 and their parents. The play and discovery room includes
a train table, water table, construction area, climbing structure, face
painting and a pretend pizza restaurant.
Davis Farmland, Sterling, Massachusetts
Our annual visit to our oldest client, Davis' Farmland, proves
that the concept of a children's discovery farm is great fun for
children under age 8. Every year we have expanded the play concepts to
include a full-scale discovery pretend farm, water tables, animal areas
of endangered farm animals, a large zero-depth water sprayground (slated
to expand soon), a peddle/go-kart area, a world-renowned corn maze and
a discovery garden.
Calf feeding time at Davis' Farmland | The spraypad is popular at Davis' Farmland |
To learn more about Davis' Farmland, America's premier children's discovery farm, go to www.davisfarmland.com/new-site/.
Child Care Center, Birmingham, Alabama
Our team is providing technical assistance to an owner of a large child
care project in the urban core of the city. This new center will house
between 200-250 children and has great outdoor spaces for play gardens.
Part of the initial consultation included evaluating an existing building
for renovation and expansion.
Operation Breakthrough, Kansas City, Missouri
Construction has started on the outdoor play gardens we designed for this
urban school setting. This month we designed a large, 15-foot water-table
for use by up to 40 children. It will be custom-fabricated for the lobby
of this center. The water table will serve as a focal point for the health
center that is connected to the early education facility.
Al-Khor Girls Independent School, Doha, Qatar
We provided training and technical assistance for the start-up of the
Pre-K and kindergarten classrooms at the new charter Al-Khor Girls
Independent School, which is slated to be one of the models Doha will
use to set up early education programs. Training included classroom set-up
and curriculum implementation. For more about the role of culture and
child care in Qatar, go to:
www.whitehutchinson.com/children/articles/childcarefacilities.shtml