In centers the adult relationships are central to good infant and toddler care. Space characteristics are important to the child's physical environment. Size and scale give a space its feel and sense of workability. Scale is the proportion of an object relative to its surroundings. The most significant objects to consider as reference points are people.
Scale is as aspect of size, numbers, and even time.
It is an important dimension to children's programs where inhabitants may range from 18 inches tall and 10 pounds to 6 feet, and let's just say very large. Scale affects how we feel. In a sports arena we feel part of a mass or, if we are down on the field, we feel the focus of mass attention. Children, who operate most of the time in outsized surroundings, gravitate to the tiny in spaces, objects, and living things. Scale affects our behavior and our ability to act competently.