Multipurpose Creche storage/toy

Multipurpose Creche storage/toy

1. Aesthetics

   • Will it be appealing to young children?
     • What colours are they attracted to
   • What will make it stand out from existing products
   • What form will it have?
     • What shapes do you children prefer

2. Cost

   • What will to total cost be?
   • How much will manufacture cost?
   • How much will materials cost?
     • Would the center prefer higher quality or cheaper cost
   • How much would a leisure center pay for a product?
     • How much do they currently pay for creche products?

3. Consumer

   • Haltemprice leisure center
     • Has to attract creche team
       • Easy to clean
       • No loose parts
     • Children 3-5
       • Need to be colourful to appeal to them
       • Interactive?

4. Environment

   • What is the creche environment like
     • How large is the creche room
     • What are the sizes of current toys
     • What colours are needed to make it suitable for this environment

5. Saftey

   • What are the safety guidelines for young children
     • No loose parts
   • No sharp edges
   • Not to small- chocking hazard

6. Size

   • How many of the creche team would it take to lift the product?
   • How large will the product be?
     • How much storage space is available in the store and where the center creche is held
   • What are the sizes of existing toys

7. Function

   • What is the primary purpose of the product?
     • Childrens toy
     • Educational
     • Entertain children 3-5
   • Have a secondary function
     • storage of other childrens toys

8. Materials

   • What materials are currently used in childrens toys
     • Wood
       • MDF cheap
         • Venners
     • Plastic
       • ABS most common for childrens toy
   • Types of material storage contianers
     • Wood
       • Other components requied
         • Hinges
         • Screws

9. Manufacture

   • What scale of manufacture will be used?
     • Current scale of creche toys
     • Will the center want something unique?
   • How many different proceses will be required?
     • Number of components and joinings
   • What utilities would be required for manufacture?

10. Sustainability

    • Can the product be reused or recycled in its after life?
      • What happens when existing toys are no longer required of suitable
      • What woods and plastics can be recycled
    • What materials that childrens products uses are renewable?
    • Is this important to the center