LOCATION
Clifton, Colorado

AREA
21,854 GSF Early Childhood Education Center, 11,944 GSF Training Center, 13,234 GSF Community Hall

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Located on a 13-acre campus, the Clifton Early Childhood Education Center provides high-quality childcare for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years and care for older children when school is not in session. The facility has 12 classrooms with direct access to outdoor learning environments promoting age-appropriate play and exploration opportunities. The center also includes a training center and community hall, featuring meeting room spaces, administrative offices, and a technology center to elevate the space and serve families in a way previously not done by many early education centers.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• Designed a complete data and voice communications structured cabling system.
• Designed unique telecommunication systems for each area to accommodate multiple and varied user needs.
• The observation rooms serve as a visual and auditory classroom monitoring space. Each room allows the administrator to switch between two different classrooms, allowing for a better end-user system.
• A card or key fob reader is located at the main entrance vestibule and at each exterior classroom door to provide access control for staff and public personnel.
• The security system was designed to support the project’s multiple unique zones, allowing ease of use for early childhood education occupants and the community center and training center occupants.
• Designed perimeter security and access control wiring systems.
• The three training/meeting rooms were equipped with complete audiovisual systems and combined/separate functionality.
• The gymnasium includes a complete sound system and combined/separate functionality.

Photography credit: Thomas Grady Photography