HEAD START CENTER DESIGN GUIDE

10.8 Plumbing

GSA recommends the following plumbing features:

• Provide paper towel and soap dispensers at all sinks, including art sinks. These dispensers should not contain serrated edges.
• Provide easily reached clean-outs for waste piping.
• Provide a shut-off valve for each fixture, so that maintenance procedures do not affect multiple plumbing facilities.
• Provide a floor drain in each toilet for children, in the laundry, and in each water play activity area.
• Provide hot water supplies accessible to children, with a controlled temperature not to exceed 105°F unless local regulation requires otherwise. Provide a hot water supply to the dishwasher.
• Provide drinking fountains with a mouth guard and an angled jet with a spout height of no more than 21 inches above the finished floor.
• Check drinking fountains to ensure they are not contributing to high levels of lead or asbestos in water.
• Use lead-free solder for domestic water piping.
• For recommendations on toilet and sink mounting heights, see Section 7.7.2.

Table 10.1: Plumbing Connections

Space	Plumbing Connections
Water Play, Classroom	faucet and floor drain Sinck (desireable)
Adult Toilet	Sink, toilet, floor drain
Laundry	Connections/drain/floor drain
Kitchen	Sink, disposal
Janitor's Closet	Mop sink
Pre-School Activity Area	Floor drain (at water play) (desirable)
Food Preparation	Sink
Eating/Table Area	Drinking fountain
Children's Art Sink	Sink, drain (floor drain desirable)
Diapering Station	Sink, drain (large floor drain desirable)
Children's Toilet	Toilet, floor drain
Children's Hand-Washing Sink	Sink, drain (floor drain desirable)
Children's Private Toilet	Sink, toilet, drains (floor drain desirable)
Play Yard	Hose bibb for water play, drain, drinking fountain (optional, depending on center need)