Applying time-tested principles and research findings in early childhood education, the project has been conceptualized as an open and welcoming built environment for 320 children spread over 1.8 acres. The campus finds expression in the design through the creation of a learning sanctuary that fosters children’s boundless imagination as well as developmental needs in the age bracket of 6 months to 6 years. Kai Early Years, currently India’s largest early childhood campus, comprises a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces that are connected through a fluid circulation scheme and interpreted in a child-friendly manner. The school block consists of a free-flowing expanse of space that has been divided as per activity and usage, rather than the typical age-based division that is generally observed in early education centers. These pods consist of the manipulative or ‘makers’ zone, the cognitive zone, reading, and story-telling spaces, and art zones, dramatics & expression studio, a creative arts zone, music, and movement studio and several others – hence creating spaces that address all facets of child psychology to provide a holistic education.