Results: "Early Childhood", "Libraries"

How early is too early for early childhood education? I’ll let you in on a secret—it’s a trick question. Because, as the saying goes, we are born learning! This common...

several libraries in our firm’s history. We know intimately the impact a library can have on a community. We’d like to use our experience with libraries to share four reasons...

in recent history—haven’t meant the end of libraries. Far from it! Rather, such changes and challenges have only inspired libraries to serve their communities in new ways. Today’s libraries don’t...

...kids’ lives.” This is precisely why there’s so much at stake when renovating or creating Early Childhood Education (ECE) facilities. One could be forgiven for assuming ECE design is simply...

A Brief History of Early Childhood Education An ideal space for Early Childhood Education is fundamentally different from spaces designed for older kids. It feels obvious that this would be...

COVID-19 continues to place untold stress and unprecedented challenges on every level of education. However, those involved in early childhood education face unique complications given the typical three-year-old’s impatience with...

...SHP project architect and early childhood education design leader, John Noble, describes Mt. Healthy City School District. The culturally inclusive school system’s theme of “growing together” revolves around responsiveness, instruction,...

...imaginative place for a child. This list of don’ts often extends to architecture—especially when designing early childhood educational environments and care facilities. For every project SHP Leading Design works on,...