Programming Documents for Pre-K for SA - The City of San Antonio

Code and Standards
3. Furniture material and features shall be as outlined in the standards
In addition to specifying furniture and equipment, the standards also
propose a square foot guideline for the amount of office space as determined
by position level. This range has been used to develop the office
and workstation types used throughout the space summaries. Office space
guidelines are as follows:
• Executive: 200 to 250 ASF
• Management: 120 to 150 ASF
• Professional: 64 to 84 ASF
• Support: 48 to 64 ASF
Per City directive, 60% of office space shall be in open modular workstations
rather than private, enclosed offices. Diagrams of possible office /
workstation configuration are included on the individual room data sheets
which follow for informational purpose only.
All furniture shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and
all current applicable codes.
State of Texas Regulations
Texas Administrative Code
Department of Family and Protective Services - Minimum
Standards for Child - Care Centers
(Title 40, Part 19, Chapters 745 and 746)
As the Pre-K 4 SA project will be established independent of a public
school district or charter school, it will be considered subject to the minimum
regulations of a licensed child-care center as outlined in Chapters
745 and 746 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC).
According to the TAC, a child-care center is defined as a facility that is
licensed to care for seven or more children for less than 24 hours per
day, at a location other than the permit holder’s home (§746.107). Prekindergarten
age children are considered three and four years of age
(§745.101). A caregiver is an employee counted in the child/caregiver
ratio whose duties include direct care, supervision, guidance and the
protection of children in care (§746.1101). An employee is any person
employed by the child-care center, including caregivers; kitchen, office
or maintenance personnel; other child-care center personnel; and the
child-care center director (§746.1101).
The following requirements related to licensed child-care centers have
been extracted from the minimum standard rules, Chapter 746, “Minimum
Standards for Child-Care Centers,” as designated by the Texas Department
of Family and Protective Services Licensing Division (December 2010;
An Architectural Space Program for the City of San Antonio
Facility Programming and Consulting
Pre-K 4 SA Early Childhood Centers - East and Westside Centers Final - May 2013
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