Child Care Center Design Guide

U.S. General Services Administration

Child Care Center Design Guide

Public Buildings Service

Office of Child Care

PBS DIRECTIVE

SUBJECT:

Child Care Center Design Guide

1. Purpose. This directive transmits a revised version of the General Services Administration (GSA) publication, the Child Care

Center Design Guide PBS-100, March 2003.

2. Cancellation. The former version of the Guide, PBS 140, dated June 1998, together with its previously published English

measurement version.

3. Background. The transmitted document reflects updated guidance and standards based on GSA¡¯s experience with design,

construction and renovation of centers since the last publication of the Guide. In accordance with the Omnibus Trade and

Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-418), which mandates the metric system as the preferred system of measurement in

Federal procurement, Guide measurements are expressed in the metric system.

4. Instructions. Metric measurement should be used for all design initiated after January 1, 1994.

F. Joseph Moravec

Commissioner

Public Buildings Service

Attachment

PBS-140 - July 2003

Table of Contents

Chapter 1:

INTRODUCTION TO THE GUIDE

Chapter 2:

MISSION, GOALS, ADMINISTRATION, AND POLICY

Chapter 3:

ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE CENTER

Chapter 4:

NAEYC AND OTHER STANDARDS

Chapter 5:

PLANNING FOR SPACE AND LOCATION

Chapter 6:

SITE DESIGN

Chapter 7:

INTERIOR SPACE DESIGNS

Chapter 8:

FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT

Chapter 9:

INTERIOR FINISHES

Chapter 10:

TECHNICAL CRITERIA

Appendix A:

METRIC/ENGLISH CONVERSIONS

Appendix B:

POISONOUS PLANTS

Appendix C:

CONTACT SHEET

Appendix D:

CHILD CARE FACILITY CHECKLIST

Appendix E:

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: TERMS AND GOOD PRACTICES

Appendix F:

ACCESSIBILITY

Appendix G:

PLAYGROUND SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS

PBS-140 - July 2003

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