The New Jersey Department of Education has proposed updated regulations for preschool classrooms that will impact space planning for K-12 facilities by the end of the 2025-26 school year.

What does this mean for your facilities?

• Pre-K classrooms must now meet a 42 square foot per child standard for Preschool Education Aid programs with a maximum occupancy of 15 students per classroom.

• Each classroom must include a private, accessible toilet room with child-appropriate fixtures.

• The new required size of a preschool classroom plus toilet room is about 20% - 25% smaller than previously mandated.

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