A bright preschool playroom in the morning under a regular grid of twelve flush square Tadao LED panels: an educator in a teal polo builds a block tower with three children on a round woven rug, while a second educator in a mustard jumper is served pretend tea by two children at a wooden play kitchen.

Preschool lighting

The Preschool lit by tunable

Light for little ones.

Bright for play. Calm for rest. Soft from the floor up.

Tadao panels in an even grid over the playroom, a Diu Forma ring above the story rug, and Crick downlights in the washroom, the rest room and out on the wet-play deck.

The empty preschool playroom at sunrise, every flush Tadao panel in the ceiling grid glowing evenly, as an educator in a teal polo with a coffee keep-cup smiles across the room, her hand just leaving the light switch by the door.

07:00 · Opening up

One switch, and the whole room is ready.

Twelve flush Tadao panels come up together in one even grid, before the first family is through the gate.

Drop-off at the preschool entrance: a father in glasses and a navy jacket kneels to hug his smiling daughter in a red raincoat goodbye, while an educator in a mustard jumper crouches beside them with an open hand, under the flush Tadao panels by the timber cubbies.

08:00 · Drop-off

A bright, easy goodbye.

Even light from wall to wall, with no dark corners by the cubbies, so the first minutes of the day feel welcoming.

Parents notice the room at drop-off. So do the children.

Teachers like working in it, and it reflects well on the centre.

Two preschoolers lie on their backs on a woven rug pointing up at the ceiling and laughing while their educator in a teal polo sits cross-legged beside them pointing up too, under the regular grid of soft, even Tadao panels.

09:30 · Floor play

Soft light, even looking straight up.

Little children spend the morning on the floor, looking up. Tadao spreads its light across the whole face of the panel, with no bright points, in two glare ratings, UGR <22 & <19.

Tunable white

Bright for play. Warm for rest.

Crick comes in tunable white. Crisp and bright while the room is busy, then down to a warm, low glow over DALI-2 when the beds come out after lunch.

The preschool rest room in crisp, bright white light from two rows of small Crick downlights: five children sit up on low timber rest beds under blankets while an educator in a lilac cardigan reads them a picture book. — 6000K, cool white

The same rest room with the Crick downlights dimmed to a warm, low glow, the curtains drawn, the children settling under their blankets as the educator reads. — 2700K, warm white

Tunable white adjusts from 6000K to 2700K.

Also available in a fixed 3000K or 4000K.

Quiet time. The light knows it too.

Four preschoolers in painting smocks paint big bright pictures in cobalt, red, yellow and green at a low table while their educator in a teal polo admires a rainbow, under the flush Tadao panels in the playroom ceiling.

14:30 · Painting

Every colour, the colour it is.

Choose the higher-CRI version of the panel, and the rainbow on the page looks just as bright as the paint in the pot.

Three preschoolers wash soapy hands at a low white trough in a bright children's washroom, laughing with an educator in a mustard jumper who crouches beside them, under a straight line of three small Crick downlights in the ceiling.

IP65

Wash up, under sealed light.

Crick comes in IP44 and IP65. The sealed version sits right over the troughs, where the splashes go, with a glare rating of UGR <19.

A covered wet-play deck beside the sandpit on a drizzly afternoon: three preschoolers in bright raincoats and gumboots pour water through funnels at a water-play trough, laughing with their educator in a navy rain jacket, under a straight row of small Crick downlights in the white soffit.

15:30 · Wet play

Rain or shine.

The same sealed Crick goes outside too, in the soffit over the water-play trough, so a grey afternoon still gets bright, even light.

Story time in the preschool reading corner: an educator in a mustard jumper holds up a picture book to six children sitting on a round woven rug, under one slim white Diu Forma ring of light hung level from three fine wires high above them.

16:15 · Story time

Everyone in the ring.

One Diu Forma ring, hung well above head height, draws the group in and lights the page. CRI 90, UGR <19. Shapes made to order: ring, hexagon, triangle and rectangle.

Pick-up at dusk: a mother in a camel coat crouches with open arms as her son runs to her holding up a rainbow painting, while their educator in a teal polo waves goodbye by the cubbies, the glass front door closed and the Tadao panels glowing overhead.

17:30 · Pick-up

Home with a rainbow.

Outside it's getting dark. Inside, the panels keep the entrance bright and even, so every goodbye is an easy one.

Control

Every room, one system.

Tadao, Diu Forma and Crick on one DALI-2 system, with scenes for opening up, play, rest, story time and closing. Or simply on and off.

How DALI-2 works

The centre director in a navy blazer stands smiling in the tidy, empty playroom at dusk, folder in hand, under the even grid of glowing Tadao panels, the closed windows showing a deep blue sky.

18:15 · Lights out

Light that lasts as long as the centre.

Every light in this centre is rated for 50,000 hours or more, with a 5‑year warranty.

The range

The Tadao range.

Size
- 595x595mm
- 1195x295mm
- 1195x595mm
Colour temperature
- Selectable CCT (2700K, 4000K, 6500K)
IP rating
- IP20
CRI
- 80 (URG<22)
- 90 (UGR<19)
Control
- Non-Dim
- DALI-2

The lights

The lights in this room.

Tadao

The playroom and entrance: flush square panels in one even grid, soft and even across the whole face.

Beams
120°
Rating
IP20
Colour rendering
CRI 80 (URG<22), 90 (UGR<19)
Colour temperature
Selectable CCT (2700K, 4000K, 6500K)

See the details: Tadao See the Tadao at work
Diu Forma

The story corner: one slim ring hung high above the reading rug.

Beams
120°
Rating
IP20-IP44
Colour rendering
CRI 90
Colour temperature
3000K, 4000K, Tunable white (2700–6500K), RGB(W)

See the details: Diu Forma See the Diu Forma in care and learning
Crick

The washroom, the rest room and the wet-play deck: small recessed downlights, sealed versions over the water, tunable white in the rest room.

Beams
90°
Rating
IP44, IP65
Colour rendering
CRI 90 (95 Option)
Colour temperature
3000K, 4000K, Tunable white (2700K–6000K)

See the details: Crick