The building is intended to be versatile in fit out to ensure commercial viability during its expected life. Viability is dynamic, requiring dynamic adaption to future OfSTED and demographic requirements.
- Ground floor open child area for fit out with free flowing activity areas to support EYFS Curriculum areas of learning, incorporating free access to secure external activity areas.
- Upstairs accommodates staff areas and free flowing activity child area with a quiet area with visual supervisian provision
- A separate kitchen for on-site food preparation
- Staff areas and facilities on both levels of the building
- The provision of day light into all areas, along with external views from play areas for visual stimulation
- Secure pickup / drop off and reception area.
- Access provisions conforming to both Disabled Access and Health & Safety requirements for both visitors to the building and also any adult reduced mobility or wheelchair requirements
- Accoustic isolation in all walls and ceilings to promote a relaxed atmosphere and reduced noise fatique for both children and staff
- Heat recovery ventilation systems in all areas with Air Quality sensing. Excess temperature, Humidity and CO2 level monitoring in child areas to meet DfE Education Spaces ventilation level requirements.
- Fire safety specifications in excess of current requirements
Ground Floor
Access to external play areas supports free flow transition by children to support self-determination of activities. These access points can be configured by staff according to the season and weather conditions.
The plan should allow all occupied areas to be day-lit with views out wherever possible
Light
double fire doors 30 minute
Main Area
- Flexible indoor space lit both by daylight and day light harvesting adaptive ceiling lighting
- Direct access to outdoor play spaces through bi-fold door openings
- Underfloor heating to provide safe and warm floor environment
- User adjustable heat revovery ventilation
- Automatic boost ventilation override for excess CO2, Temperature and Relative Humidity levels
- Wall mounted trunking with installed power and Ethernet data facilities
Service Area
- Option to fitout for Children’s toilets
- Hot & Cold water and waste connections available
- Underfloor heating
- Heat recovery ventiation with automatic air quality and temperature boost controls
- Access to seperate manual water isolation shutoff valves for disabled toilet and 1st floor store zones
Office & Staff / Parent Meetings
Food Preparation Kitchen
- Visibility of entrance area and car park
- Network
- Heat recoverty ventilation
- Worktop and entrance opening at wheelchair level
- Space for additional furniure for parent & staff meetings
- Fitted wall cupboards
- HygiClad Hygenic Wall Cladding with wipe clean, high impact resistamt surface
- Under worktop spaces for wet applicances (dishwasher, washing machine) and refigerator
- Integrated induction hob and built under electric single oven
- Underfloor heating programmer, gas boiler and ground floor manifold
- Heat recovery ventilation with over temperature, air quality and humidty boost controls
Entrance & Internal Access Area
Adult & Disabled Toilet
- Wheelchair accessible with Armitage Shanks high contrast fittings and assistance alarm
- Armitage Shanks Contour 21 thermostatic basin mixer tap
- HygiClad Hygenic Wall Cladding with wipe clean, high impact resistamt surface
- WC extractor fan with air quality sensor override
- 60 minute fire door access to main services area
- Main water shut off stop cock access
Entrance
Internal Access
First Floor
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- Primary fire escape by landing and main stairs
- Wheelchair refuge point with EVCS outstation on landing for emergency evacuation
- Access by both lift and stairs with child heignt handrails
- Fire barrier to children’s area continuing in roof space
- Roof insulation orovides both low winter thermal loss and protection from excessive temperatures in the summer
- Underfloor heating throughout all areas
- All walls & ceilings covered with Fireline plsterbaard
- FD30 fire doors to all areas
- acoustic fill to all partition walls
Main Area
Childrens Changing & Toilet Area
- Flexible indoor space lit both by daylight and day light harvesting adaptive ceiling lighting
- Large end window with safety protection railing to provide external views.
- User adjustable heat revovery ventilation
- Automatic boost ventilation override for excess CO2, Temperature and Relative Humidity levels
- Underfloor heating to provide safe and warm floor environment
- Roof windows for daylight, ventilation & emergency smoke ventialtion in case of fire
- Staff observation windows to quiet area
- Heat recovery ventilation with air quality sensing
- Hot & cold water points with direct access through partition to soil waist stack
- Roof window for daylight, ventilation & emergency smoke ventialtion in case of fire
- Access to 1st floor underfloor heating manifold
Main Area
Quiet Area
Staff Area
Store & Facilities Area
- Work surface and storage cupboard provision
- Glass observation window child areas
- Power and USB charge power outlets
- Heat recovery ventilation with automatic air quality and excess temperature controls
- Limited opening window to outside with manual override for use as an emergency rescue opening
- Emergency voice communictaion outstation for communication in the event of fire
- A multi-purpose area that can be used for a variety of support uses
- Hot & Cold water and waste connections available
- Manually operated air extraction
- Access to seperate manual water isolation shutoff valves for 1st floor childrens change area and adult toilet
Access Area
Adult Toilet
- The 1st floor area contains a wheelcahir refuge area with a wall mounted EVCS voice outstation.
- Lift access door
- Dual height wall handrails to stairs with square spindles to the balustrade for easy grip
- Main 1st floor fire evacutation route
- This fitted out to support ambulatory disabled needs.
- HygiClad Hygenic Wall Cladding with wipe clean, high impact resistamt surface
- Armitage Shanks Contour 21 thermostatic basin mixer tap
- Air quality sensor override of extraction fan
- Access to seperate manual water isolation shutoff valves for disabled toilet and 1st floor store zones