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- Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:10 pm #318 The Shaw University Center for Early Childhood Education, Raleigh, NC: The Shaw University Center for Early Childhood Education in Raleigh is a 5-star licensed facility (highest quality rating for a child care center) and presently serves 42 low-income children and has a capacity for 100 children. The project has taken a brown, mulched yard and transformed it into fun, colorful areas for infants and toddlers to explore the outdoors. The front area was enhanced to make the entrance warm and inviting with the addition of plants, sod, a bench and beautiful potted plants. The infant area was fenced off and was enhanced with an arbor swing, a grassy area, pull-up bars, edible plants and climbing hills. A picnic area was created with sod, a 10' x 10' covered sand box with benches, two raised vegetable gardens, a sunflower circle with two small wooden platforms over drains, two teepees, a bird house, a bird bath and feeders, and a rain garden in the bio-retention area. A path was created for the children so that they could dream, transform and explore their world. Budget: $65,000.


more about the project can be seen at http://www.worldlegacyextremegivers.com