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1 Lisa Terreni has worked in kindergarten with three and four year old children. Ann Pairman has worked in in child care, mainly with infants and toddlers and mixed age settings.
2 Kritchevsky, S., & Prescott,E., with Walling, L. (1977). Planning environments for young children: Physical space (2nd ed.). Washington DC.: NAEYC, p5.
3 Malaguzzi, L. The hundred languages of children. See: http://home.hanmir.com/~leekid2/sa5.html
4 Pairman, A. (2001). The Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1998: Minimum standards or a permanent barrier to quality? (Unpublished, contact author).
5 Olds, A. (1987). Spaces for children: The built environment and child development. (Ed. Weinstein, C. & David, T.) New York: Plenum Press, p131.
6 Greenman, J., & Stonehouse, A. 1997. Prime times: A handbook for excellence in infant and toddler programs. South Melbourne: Addison Wesley Longman.
7 Olds, A. (1987). Spaces for children: The built environment and child development. (Ed. Weinstein, C. & David, T.) New York: Plenum Press, p131.
8 Kritchevsky, S., & Prescott,E., with Walling, L. (1977). Planning environments for young children: Physical space (2nd ed.). Washington DC.: National Association for the Education of Young Children, p17.
9 Crook, S. & Farmer, B., (1996). Just imagine. Creative play experiences for children under six. Melbourne: RMIT Publishing.
10 Olds, A. (1987). Spaces for children: The built environment and child development. (Ed. Weinstein, C. & David, T.) New York: Plenum Press, p132
11 Starex furniture catalogue
12 Crook, S. & Farmer, B., (1996). Just imagine. Creative play experiences for children under six. Melbourne: RMIT Publishing, p 16.
13 Kolbe, U., Shephard, W., & J Eaton. (1994). Mia- Mia Child and Family Study Centre handbook. Sydney: Macquarie University.
14 Katz, L., Evangelou. D., & Hartman, J.A. (1990). The case for mixed age groupings in early childhood education. Washington DC: NAEYC, p1.
15 Ibid.
16 Ibid.
17 Greenman, J., & Stonehouse, A. (1997). Prime times: A handbook for excellence in infant and toddler programs. South Melbourne: Addison Wesley Longman, p44.
18 Dissanayake, Ellen. (1992). Homo Aestheticus: Where art comes from and why. New York: The Free Press. p24.
19 ibid. p 54.
20 ibid p 55.
21 Gonzales-Mena, J and Eyer, D.W. (1994). Infants, toddlers and caregivers (4th ed.). California: Mayfield, p 94.
22 Olds, A. (1987). Spaces for children: The built environment and child development. (Ed. Weinstein, C. & David, T.) New York: Plenum Press, p137.
23 Shephard, W and Eaton, J. (1997). Creating environments that intrigue and delight children and adults. Child Care Information Exchange 9, 46.
24 Jalongo, M and Stamp, L. (1997). The arts in children’s lives: aesthetic education in early childhood. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, p8.
25 Olds, A., (2001). Child care design guide. New York: McGraw-Hill.
26 Colour Rendering Index (CRI) indicates the effect of a light source on an object. Sunlight has a CRI of100 and is optimal.
27 (1994). The Lion King. [Dingley, Vic]: Reed for Kids.
28 Feeney, S., & Moravcik, E., (1987). A thing of beauty: Aesthetic development in young children. Young Children, 42 (6), 11