The Effect of Childcare Facilities Spatial Definition Related to Child Development: A Literature Review
Abstract
It is increasingly recognized that physical environment plays a key role in children’s cognitive and social development by providing opportunities for exploration and interaction. In this paper, five patterns of childcare spatial definition are summarized: openness and visibility, enclosure and private, variety and flexibility, concentration and separation, size and amount. And discussed two physical environment factors that affect children’s development: furniture and materials and spatial organization.
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Moore, G. T., & Sugiyama, T. (2007). The children's physical environment rating scale (CPERS): Reliability and validity for assessing the physical environment of early childhood educational facilities. Children Youth and Environments, 17(4), 24-53. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/43502898
Moore, G. T. (1986). Effects of the spatial definition of behavior settings on children's behavior: A quasi-experimental field study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 6(3), 205-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-4944(86)80023-8
Moore, G. T. (1987). The physical environment and cognitive development in child-care centers. In C. S. Weinstein & T. G. David (Eds.), Spaces for Children: The Built Environment and Child Development (pp. 41-72). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5227-3_3
Read, M. A. (1996). The impact of space and color in the physical environment on children's cooperative behavior [Doctoral dissertaion]. Oregon State University.
Li, B. (2017). Huán jìng xíng wéi lǐlùn hé shè jì fang fǎ lùn [Environmental behavior theory and design methodology]. Journal of Human Settlements in West China, 32(3), 1-6.
Lawton, M. P. (1999). Environmental taxonomy: Generalizations from research with older adults. https://doi.org/10.1037/10317-004?sid=semanticscholar
Zimmons, J. K. (1997). The effects of spatial definition on preschool prosocial interaction [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas Tech University. http://hdl.handle.net/2346/11220
Moore, G. T., Lane, C. G., Hill, A. B., Cohen, U., McGinty, T., Jules, F. A., Hollenbeck, H. M. & Work, L. L. (1979). Recommendations for child care centers. Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research. https://dc.uwm.edu/caupr_mono/33
Abbas, M. Y., Othman, M., & Megat Abdul Rahman, P. Z. (2016). Pre-school children’s play behaviour influenced by classroom’s spatial definitions?. Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies, 1, 49–65. https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v1i1.167
Moore, G. T. (1994). The Evaluation of Child Care Centers and the "Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale": An environmental critique. School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Wachs, T. D., & Gruen, G. E. (2012). Early experience and human development. Springer Science & Business Media.
Michelson, W. (1968, June 6-7). The physical environment as a mediating factor in school achievement. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED046496.pdf
Prescott, E., Jones, E., & Kritchevsky, S. (1967). Group day care as a child-rearing environment: An observational study of day care program. Pacific Oaks College. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED024453.pdf
Shepherd, W., & Eaton, J. (1997). Creating environments that intrigue and delight children and adults. Child Care Information Exchange, 9, 42-47.
Weiser, M. G. (1991). Infant/toddler care and education. Merrill.
Caples, S. E. (1996). Some guidelines for preschool design. Young Children, 51(4), 14-21. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ523411
Kentucky State Dept. of Education. (1991). Physical environment: planning a supportive environment (Kentucky Preschool Programs Technical Assistance Paper No. 4). ERIC Clearinghouse.
Wortham, S. C., & Wortham, M. R. (1989). Designing creative play environments infant/toddler development and play. Childhood Education, 65(5), 295-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.1989.10522456
Greenman, J. (1988). Caring spaces, learning places: Children's environments that work. Exchange Press.
Twardosz, S., Cataldo, M. F., & Risley, T. R. (1974). An open environment design for infant and toddler day care. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 7(4), 529-546. https://doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.1974.7-529
Moore, G. T. (1983, April). Some effects of the organization of the socio-physical environment on cognitive behavior in child care settings [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Detroit.
Published
2023-06-30
How to Cite
DENG, Chenhao; AHMAD NOORHANI, Nur maizura; ZHAO, Zhiyi.
The Effect of Childcare Facilities Spatial Definition Related to Child Development: A Literature Review.
Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, [S.l.], v. 5, n. 2, p. 164-169, june 2023.
Available at: <https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ajress/article/view/22312>. Date accessed: 26 mar. 2025.
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