Abstract
We investigated the relationship between activities and plans in school-age child care centers. We collected the research data by two methods. One method is interviewing with staffs of 29 centers. The other is taking the measurements of rooms and furniture in each center. From the data we drew plans, furniture layout and the space where each activity takes place. And then we analyzed the relationship between activities and plan. The results are summarized are follows. 1)We can classify activities of children and staff, and grasp six necessary spaces for various activities. 2)The plans of nursery room are classified into several patterns with the number, size and flooring-material of the area determined by walls and difference of floor-material. Each plan is characterized by how and where each activity takes place. 3)We can grasp desirable links among the six spaces. 4)We can show the planning model considering the relationship among various activities, plans of nursery room and links of the six spaces.
