This paper written in partnership between LIIF and UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities + Schools makes clear the need to bolster physical infrastructure to protect children from the effects of climate change. Child care facilities, spaces where children between the ages of 0 and 5 spend lots of their time, may be an important site to implement facilities changes that mitigate harmful impacts such as extreme heat and polluted air.
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Learn the best practices for designing sustainable spaces that also inspire children to be creative, play, and develop a deep connection with nature.
This paper and accompanying short videos are part of the Making Space series, a project of the Naitonal Chidlren’s Facilities Network. This intallment explores how children’s children connection to nature has changed in the context of our changing climate, and how child care facilities may play a role in restrengthening that relationship.
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