This new, state-of-the-art facility with 11 classrooms was designed and built on a modest budget to reflect the surrounding neighborhood’s character, culture and scale, while exhibiting the playful, welcoming and open design crucial to a successful center for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years, their parents, and the surrounding community.
The Learning Center includes a large motor skills room for indoor play and Community use, plus staff and parent resource rooms. A spacious conference room provides for center and community-wide meetings. The plan takes advantage of wonderful views of mature trees and open fields. The site includes playground space, with separate areas for infants/toddlers, two-year olds and preschool/school-age children, designed for active childhood play, as well as lawn and garden spaces - perfect for outdoor gatherings and discovery. Vegetable gardens, rain barrels, and recycling areas are just some of the features on display in and around the building designed to show children and parents how they can incorporate environmentally friendly practices into their daily lives.
Designed to meet high performance standards, the Aurora Early Learning Center is LEED® Silver Certified. The building is a community showcase for demonstrating sustainable building materials, energy conservation, and the use of renewable resources.