An "abstract ensemble" of pyramidal roofs cloaked in terracotta tiles was designed to evoke the feel of a small village at Kinder Rain, a kindergarten in Italy recently completed by local architecture studio AACM. More about AACM designs kindergarten in Italy to feel like "a small village"
An outdoor play area sits at the heart of this ring-shaped concrete kindergarten in Puerto Rico, designed by local studio Toro Arquitectos to create "a safe, engaging, and functional environment" for children. More about Toro Arquitectos designs ring-shaped Ciales Kindergarten in Puerto Rico
A pastel colour palette, metal canopies and furniture informed by children's block games lend a playful feel to Gyöngyszem Kindergarten in Budapest, Hungary, renovated by local studio Archikon. More about Archikon updates prefabricated 1960s kindergarten to be "playful and liveable"
Patterned walls of rammed-earth bricks and carpentry in local hardwoods celebrate "ancestral materials and methods" at the African Flow School, a kindergarten in Cameroon designed by Barcelona-based architecture studio Urbanitree. More about Urbanitree uses local materials and construction methods for African Flow School in Cameroon
A crimson, pink and orange entrance pops against the white exterior of Multi-childcare Crèche in north-eastern France, completed by local studio Dominique Coulon & Associés. More about Dominique Coulon & Associés creates colour-blocked creche in France
Italian studio C+S Architects has completed a nursery near Bergamo featuring a red concrete retaining wall engraved with representations of the animals from a famous 1950s puzzle by designer Enzo Mari. More about Enzo Mari animals decorate Italian nursery by C+S Architects
Parametric forms topped with greenery define this preschool in Andhra Pradesh, India, which has been completed by architecture firm Andblack Design Studio. More about Andblack Design Studio designs undulating preschool to "foster creativity and play"
Bold colours and graphic elements that represent the sea and sky add personality and context to the interiors of this Sydney children's centre by Australian designer Danielle Brustman. More about Danielle Brustman designs Harbour Early Learning facility to "inspire delight and joy"
Playful openings and colourful windows brighten the pixelated exterior of West Coast Kindergarten, completed by Chinese studio CLOU Architects near Hangzhou. More about CLOU Architects stacks blocks to form kindergarten in China
Architecture studio MoDus Architects has extended a daycare in the town of Terlano, Italy, to create the Tartan School nursery, kindergarten and youth centre. More about MoDus Architects wraps South Tyrol kindergarten in tartan pattern for "warmth and familiarity"
Belgian studio WE-S Architecten has created a nursery in the town of Aartselaar that takes the form of a nine-sided pavilion, intended to blend in with the surrounding park. More about WE-S Architecten designs Belgian nursery to resemble "a modest garden pavilion"
French studio Vurpas Architectes has converted a 1960s market building to create Eugénie Brazier, a primary school and nursery in Lyon. More about Vurpas Architectes transforms French market with "childlike quality" into primary school
A school with colourful volumes and sinuous curves by Trace Architecture Office won Dezeen Awards China 2023 Architecture project of the year, as seen in this movie produced by Dezeen. More about Dezeen Awards China architecture project of the year "opens up new possibilities"
English practice Delve Architects has used joyful colours and natural, tactile materials to outfit a newly established kindergarten by the River Thames in east London that can be accessed via boat. More about Delve Architects designs "nurturing but playful" nursery in east London
Winding balconies and outdoor learning spaces feature in Kindergarten of Museum Forest, a curvy building that Chinese studio Atelier Apeiron has added to an existing nursery in Shenzhen. More about Chinese kindergarten designed as "small town" of flexible classrooms
Salvaged wood and colourful murals by local artists are among the decorative features in the NBBJ-designed Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, which combines medical services with public amenities like a basketball court and community kitchen. More about NBBJ creates pediatric clinic in Seattle with "no blank walls"
Brightly coloured volumes and sweeping curves create a playful atmosphere in the Haikou Jiangdong Huandao Experimental School, which Trace Architecture Office has added to the Chinese island of Hainan. More about Intersecting coloured blocks "celebrate creativity" in Chinese school
Mjölk Architekti aimed to embed Montessori ideals of learning through play and self-determined activity in this nursery extension in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic. More about Mjölk Architekti creates "wonderful and fun place" for Montessori kindergarten
Separate brightly coloured classroom buildings make up this preschool in Gujarat state, India, which was designed by local practice Shreesh Design Studio. More about Shreesh Design Studio builds Indian preschool "as colourful as the minds of its users"
Brightly coloured volumes and angular forms characterise this nursery in the Czech Republic, which was designed by Czech studio Architektura to echo childhood playfulness. More about Architektura draws on "children's spontaneity" for Větrník Kindergarten in Czech Republic