Look up...the roof!

Over the last week the roof has gone up and our project team did a walk through recently. Considering my first comments of feeling small (walking on a piece of slab) my perspective quickly changed as I walked through gazing at the vast space, high ceilings and amount of rooms available. My first impressions quickly transported me back to age 4 - widening of the pupils and grinning with mouth wide open, hitting the floor running and playing estactically with the new layout.
"The kids are going to love this, I want to be a kid again" I said to Tracy our MOE rep. Compared to the space in our current centre, overwhelmingly we could fit it into the infants and toddlers area alone. The beauty of this centre is the addition of the whanau support room which is a separate room for parents and caregivers to relax and enjoy some time out. The kitchen sits comfortably between the whanau and dining rooms allowing for access from both sides. Their is a dedicated staff room and storage space for both areas. This may sound very mundane and simple to the human ear however unless you have worked in minimal spaces, this new layout sings a dream working environment for both staff and children that will bring life to a very much needed facility for the area.
So far our project is on schedule and in the meantime, we are franctically applying for more funding, seeking sponsorship and donees to resource our service. That will be my next posting: A How to Help or Support List for those eager admirers, keen to give something to a much loved community.