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Dekker, Dale R. – American School Board Journal, 1996
When the voters of Carlsbad, in southeast New Mexico, passed a $14 million bond referendum in 1992, the school board decided to use a portion of the money to consolidate the kindergarten, Head Start, and developmentally delayed preschooler programs into one building. Colors and symbols give young children visual reminders. Four architects offer…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Classroom Design, Color Planning, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedRead, Marilyn A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2003
Compared the use of color in physical design features associated with the exterior and interior designs of 101 child care centers in Alabama. Found that color was evidenced on the exterior of the centers at just over half of the sample. The interior environments had warm colors and bright accents in the setting; however, the majority of centers…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Color
