The indoor environmental quality in a Dutch day care centres:the effects of ventilation on the conditions within the baby cots

The indoor quality of an occupied space is very important for the well-being of its occupants, especially in the case of young children. Little children spend a lot of their time in day-care centres while parents are at work, while little is known about the effects of different indoor environmental factors present in these day-care centres, especially inside their baby cots. Therefore this research investigated the quality of the accommodation of a Dutch day-care centre. Measurements and experiments were performed to find out the importance of the configuration and types of baby cots. This research investigated the quality of the accommodation of three Dutch day care centres in detail. The results of our detailed studies were compared with the results of earlier more global studies in day care centres, in which more than 60 centres were investigated. The results proved that the situation in day care centres is even worse than that of schools within the Netherlands. More attention is needed to improve the current situation in day care centres