The environment significantly influences child development. This book provides educators with solid knowledge to optimally design daycare spaces according to the needs of children and taking various educational concepts into account. Among other things, it presents analysis methods for spaces and explains their application in conceptual space design in daycare centers. Matthias Wilk and Christina Jasmund consider all essential aspects involved in designing daycare spaces in their book. They illustrate, among other things, the impact of space on children's development in movement, cognition, and language, and explain the legal framework and educational policy requirements. They place space design in the context of quality development in daycare centers, also considering the influence that space has.