Guide to daycare centers

The City of Aachen, as client and principal, has committed itself to renovating, expanding and building new daycare centers in an environmentally friendly, sustainable and energy-efficient manner.

Planning basis and assistance

The information, specifications, obligations and regulations required in this context have been summarized in a room book "Kindertagesstätten - Leitfaden + Ausstattung" for the daycare centers of the city of Aachen.

It is intended to serve as a guide for planners and investors at an early stage, i.e. when assessing existing facilities and their refurbishment or extension, or at the preliminary design stage of a new construction project, and to provide assistance in solving the task.

To the guide (PDF)

Contents

The following preview of the table of contents shows the structure and the individual aspects covered in the guide.

1, Definition of daycare center
1.1 General
1.2 Naming the groups
1.3 Rooms and room sizes
1.4 Functional room contexts (cells)
1.5 Special areas U3
1.6 Inclusion

2. general requirements
2.1 Fire protection
2.2 Sound insulation and room acoustics
2.3 Energy principles
2.4 Building services
2.5 General outdoor facilities
2.6 Pollutants

3. building elements
3.1 Floors
3.2 Walls
3.3 Ceilings
3.4 Windows / French windows / glazing
3.5 Doors / frames / fire doors / gates
3.6 Stairs / ramps / railings

4. room equipment / permanent furnishings
4.1 Kitchen
4.2 Multipurpose room
4.3 Therapy room with different requirements
4.4 Cloakroom area group
4.5 Group room / children's sink
4.6 Wet room group
4.7 Bathing / changing areas group
4.8 Staff wet rooms D + H
4.9 Shower wet room
4.10 Utility room for washing / drying
4.11 Cleaning room
4.12 Sleeping room / room for differentiated work
4.13 Group storage room
4.14 Staff room
4.15 Management office

5. outdoor facilities
5.1 Building entrances
5.2 Group exits and entrances
5.3 Flooring
5.4 Landings / steps / stairs
5.5 Playground equipment / sand play areas
5.6 Planting
5.7 Equipment
5.8 Outdoor safety
5.9 Wetlands / ponds
5.10 Pram parking
5.11 Storage space for play equipment
5.12 Mobility aspects / bicycle parking

6 Sustainability
6.1 Sustainability aspects