technicial certificate oo7 - drawing up a room plan

[tracy taylor]

hi everyone my name is tracy can anyone help i am stuck on technicial certificate oo7 how to draw a plan of indoor and outdoor setting and how to adapt it to needs of children

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi Tracy, welcome to Silkysteps

I've moved your post to its own thread so everyone can pop by.

Room plans can be fun .. looking from above down onto the room, draw squares, rectangles, circles to represent where play equipment is usually placed.

Mark out where doors, toilet areas, sinks, hallways and cupboard spaces are. Note fire escapes, where fire alarms, extinguishers etc are located ..

Using the plan and any experience of the room, see how the set up works in practice. Is it too crowded for Children and staff. Is there any problem getting around. Would wheelchair users find it difficult to access resources or are there large areas of unused space ..

You could also look at what items are placed where and if they compliment each other or cause problems ..

Is there a broad selection of play items available that interest and engage the Children, Sand / water / paint, role play, home corner, books, jigsaws, Games, Cars, Dolls House, construction toys, computer / ICT ...

This image search may help - Preschool Room plans and Room Plan

An outdoor play area can be put to paper in the same way - although I'm not certain how stringent guidelines are for equipment scale, measurements, dimensions sorry.

Do you work within a setting that you can use to base the plan on ?

Enjoy the site
xx

[tracy taylor]

thanks i am new to this forum not sure how to send new threads but thanks for doind it for me i am a childminder i have done nvq 2 now i am on 3 and finding it really hard its now a technicial certificate then you move on to nvq 3 i an ok when i get the knowledge but its finding it i have just had the second part of 007 workshop thats about menus i am thinking of packing it in

[Ruthierhyme]

Hiya and hugs, please always feel free to post if you get stuck. There are lots here that appreciate how tough things can be. If you search for 'menu - at the top right of the this page it returns a few threads that may help, I hope you enjoy the workshop, let us know how you find it ..

xx