Our Facility
Camelot Kids Child Development Center has a 3500 square foot main facility with beautiful architectural details as well as an additional eco-friendly 800 sqft building. The facility was once the distribution site for the Recycler Classified Newspaper. This historic building has a new updated modern look, with classrooms designed by age and color, and environmentally sustainable bamboo floors and recycled carpet. The facility is set amongst the a third of an acre of outdoor space, and includes a 600 sqft dance space for creative movement and martial arts. The center also features areas allocated for safely dropping off the children and short and long term parking.
Camelot’s contemporary style was founded on the needs of children and families. The line of paint that was used for the facility was formulated to emit very little odor. The paint was developed for projects where indoor air quality is a concern, such as schools, hospitals, hotels, homes, and other closed-ventilation buildings.
Each classroom color was specifically designed to enhance the learning environment for each age group.
The Baby Dragon “Blue” classroom is painted whisper blue. “Blue is the color of water and the sea and it represents life, peace and tranquility. Lighter shades of blue help calm students especially those that are starting school for the first time in their life and help build trust and confidence. It can also reduce the number of behavior issues and discipline problems facilitating perhaps with classroom management on a creative level and make an easier transition for your child.
The Baby Dragon “Purple” classroom is painted a lovely shade of lavender which suggests refinement along with grace, elegance, and something special. Purple and its lighter lavender shades has a special, almost sacred place in nature and this classroom looks out into the garden. The use of lavender signifies balance and mystical qualities and allows the children to know “I am uniquely me” and extremely special. It can calm the mind and encourage creativity.
The Little Dragon “Yellow” classroom is painted sunshine yellow which is associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy. It produces a warming effect arousing excitement, enhances concentration and generates muscle energy. It also symbolizes enlightenment and the exploration of new things with an optimistic positive attitude. This color can stimulate the nervous system and aid in communication and creativity.
The Little Dragon “Green” classroom is painted a luscious lime which represents nature, health, and our eco-system. It creates a calm relaxing learning atmosphere. Green can also filter negativity put the students and teachers at ease and into a positive state of mind promoting peace, harmony, renewal, youth and generosity.
The Big Dragon “Orange” classroom is has vibrant orange accents which represents warmth and a lot of energy and can stimulate activity and encourage socialization. This helps promote the childrens love of learning with enthusiasm and balance and prepare them for entering Kindergarten with confidence.
The Big Dragon “Red” classroom has red accents which is the universal symbol of love and evokes passionate emotions. It is recognized as a stimulant and motivates each child’s learning abilities. This color is also associated with enthusiasm and energy and helps in increasing confidence. It helps promote excitement and a love of learning with the desire to explore new things with speed and strength. The children in this classroom are going into Kindergarten, this color motivates them during their transition.
indoor/outdoor eco-classrooms
The building materials were designed to “invite a child’s touch”, be environmentally sound and create a welcoming and warm space. The carpeting is an eco-friendly adhesive line to complement expanded recycled content carpet backings. The new adhesive offering also exceeds California’s indoor quality standards for low-emitting products used in commercial settings such as schools and office buildings, meeting the testing protocols used by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools(CHPS) and passing the stringent California SCAQMD Rule #1168 low VOC criteria.
Instead of signage Camelot Kids used architectural cues to facilitate movement within the building through interesting graphics, unique furniture, lighting and small niches that invite places to pause. We tried to enhance the relationship between the indoor and outdoor space by creating a place for the children to play outdoors even in inclement weather. The spatial organization of the center is designed for ideal relationship building.
The program strives to expand children’s potential, create a sense of community, and a nurturing environment for the staff, we also have a bird sanctuary which houses a family of finches and our resident “Benny” the bunny. This helps children appreciate creatures and creates a home-like environment with strong aesthetic integration. Purposeful use of light, sound and color uplift the spirit by being balanced, melodious and harmonious.
For the safety of the children, the school’s entire corridor and the living room is fire rated. All doors are fire doors, all the classes have fire rated glass and there is a fire extinguisher placed every 75 ft. The children also practice fire and earthquake drills once a month.
