Oskaloosa Early Childhood Education & Recreation Center
SVPA Architects guided the process of collaborating with multiple stakeholders in the Oskaloosa community to program and design a state-of-the-art Early Childhood Education Center and YMCA recreation center. The design team worked with users to develop lobby space, a gymnasium, group and individual fitness spaces, locker rooms, meeting rooms, two natatoriums, a kitchen and facility support spaces for the YMCA recreation wing. The community also had a vision for improving childcare opportunities and took advantage of the synergies and convenience for families to have access to high-quality programs serving infants, toddlers, three-year-olds, pre-kindergarten, and before / after school programs in a single location with classrooms, meeting rooms and business spaces. The new facility provides a great opportunity for the School District to engage with young families well before the kindergarten registration process.
1956
Completion Date
Fall 2021
Project Size
88,434 SF
Type of Delivery
Design Bid Build
Our Solution
The building contains YMCA programs including: a gymnasium, natatorium, locker rooms, community rooms, and fitness studios and wellness areas on the second floor. The facility also houses early childhood programs. The YMCA operates a daycare wing serving infants to four-year-olds and operates 11 preschool classrooms on behalf of the school district.