A Collection of Exemplary Design of Kindergarten Facilities.pdf

A Collection of Exemplary Design of
Kindergarten Facilities


Based on the Revision of Guidelines for Designing
Kindergarten Facilities

June 2010































































A missioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Japan
Committee for Study of Case Examples in Response to the Revisions to the Guidelines for
Designing Kindergarten/ Elementary School/ Junior High School Facilities
INTRODUCTION

In February 2010, The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT) revised the Guidelines for
Designing Kindergarten Facilities to keep pace with social changes
and to respond to the revision of the Course of Study for
Kindergartens which was publicly announced in March 2008 and
was put into effect in fiscal 2009.

For the purpose of preparing a booklet which collects case
examples for giving clear explanations of the revised Guidelines
for Designing Kindergarten Facilities, mittee for Study of
Case Examples in Response to the Revisions to the Guidelines for
Designing Kindergarten/Elementary School/Junior High School
Facilities was established in December 2009 at the request of
MEXT.


mittee selected five kindergartens for conducting onsite
investigations and collecting information. Important perspectives
employed in the revision of the Guidelines had already been put
into practice by these kindergartens.

This booklet provides descriptions of kindergarten facilities. With
the view to attracting greater attention to kindergarten facilities
from those involved with operation of kindergartens, including
kindergarten personnel and kindergarteners’ parents, photos and
diagrams are also shown together ments from
kindergarten principals and teachers.