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Building Resilience In Early Childhood Education: Preschool Built Environment Quality In Malaysia

Table 3: Summary of built environment quality factors included in the questionnaire

Building Environment Factors and Attributes Preschool A Teachers (Mean) Preschool B Teachers (Mean) Preschool C Teachers (Mean) Mean Scores Preschools A, B, & C Architect
A1 Preschool Siting and Community Connectivity 4.02 3.90 3.47 3.80 4.20
A2 Minimum Floor Area 3.60 4.00 3.57 3.79 5.00
A3 Car Park& Drop Off Area 4.95 3.66 3.83 4.15 4.00
A4 Safety & Security 4.83 5.00 3.83 4.55 5.00
A5 Image and Scale 3.25 0.50 3.25 2.33 4.00
B1 Play Area: Functional Needs 4.08 5.00 3.63 4.24 4.50
B2 Play Yards: Developmental Needs 4.05 4.00 3.57 3.87 4.50
B3 Image and Scale 3.92 4.75 3.21 3.96 5.00
B4 Circulation 4.22 5.00 3.23 4.15 5.00
B5 Ventilation & Lighting 4.92 5.00 3.98 4.63 5.00
B6 Safety, Health & Security 4.73 5.00 3.83 4.52 5.00
C1 Play Area: Functional Needs 4.55 5.00 3.53 4.36 4.33
C2 Quiet Activity Areas 4.22 4.33 3.83 4.13 4.00
C3 Messy Activity Areas 3.10 2.67 3.43 3.07 4.00
C4 Physical Activity Area 3.78 3.00 3.67 3.48 4.70
C5 Computer Area 4.17 3.00 3.83 3.67 4.00
C6 Child-related display 4.42 5.00 4.00 4.47 5.00
C7 Classrooms 4.56 3.00 3.94 3.83 5.00
C8 Nap /Rest 4.33 2.50 3.75 3.53 4.50
C9 Dining & Kitchen Facilities 4.80 5.00 3.33 4.38 5.00
C10 Sanitary Facilities 3.98 4.00 3.68 3.89 5.00
C11 Staff Area 4.38 2.75 3.62 3.58 4.50
D1 Disabled Friendly Design Principles 3.37 0.33 3.11 2.27 4.00
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