TS 10347

TS 10347 is a standard for workplaces that provide nursery and day care services to children, addressing the general rules for structural arrangement, operation, staff, and technical equipment. It sets out a basic workplace framework intended to support childcare services that are orderly, workable, and suitable for routine supervision.

How the service environment is organised

In nursery and day care settings, the physical environment is normally expected to support daily care, play, rest, and basic routines for children. Standards of this type help define the relationship between room layout, functional separation, movement safety, hygiene, and the smooth flow of service. The emphasis is not only on the building itself, but on the workplace organisation that makes child-centred service delivery practical.

Management, personnel, and technical equipment

The scope also includes general rules for management, employees, and technical equipment. In practical terms, this means a framework for how childcare personnel are organised, how responsibilities are structured, and how the basic equipment used in the facility is arranged to suit the service. From a general technical perspective, these three elements work together to support service quality, continuity, and an environment appropriate to the age group being served.

This standard focuses not only on the premises but also on how the childcare service is run. It provides a common organisational reference for nurseries, day care centres, and similar childcare workplaces, while remaining a general rule set for this specific workplace type rather than a substitute for the wider body of applicable legislation.