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Child Development Center at Ivy Hill |
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A 14 Classroom Preschool for 200 three and
four year old children. |
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Unified
Vailsburg Service Organization (UVSO) recently
selected Michael Shilale Architects, LLP (MSA)
to design their new preschool. It was
important to UVSO that this building be
designed with the needs of three and four year
old children in mind. MSA was the perfect
choice.
Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED
along with early childhood consultant David
Del Campo, MSEd attended the Institute for
Child Care Design at Harvard University. Since
their time in Boston studying childcare
facilities from throughout the world, Michael
and David have been working together creating
better spaces for young children. They have
presented some of their best practices at
state conferences throughout New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania.
This project
is partly the result of a landmark court
decision in NJ called the Abbott case. The
courts decided that 3 and 4 year olds from
low-income families who cannot afford quality
childcare are unprepared for kindergarten and
elementary school. It has been called one of
the most significant court decisions in
education history. The goal of the Abbott
programs and reforms is to give every child
the opportunity to attain "his or her own
place as a contributing member in society with
the ability to compete with other citizens and
to succeed in the economy." Abbott IV (1997).
The specific goals for the Ivy Hill
Preschool are to create a place of beauty, a
place where children would feel competent - a
place that is safe and nurturing. A place for
children to play and to learn and that meets
their needs for movement, comfort, competence
and control. |
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LOCATION - Newark, NJ
CLIENT -
Unified Vailsburg Services Organization
COST - $5,000,000
SIZE - 30,000 SF |
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© 2013 MICHAEL SHILALE
ARCHITECTS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |
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