Ron has been involved in the building and design of various Childcare Centres in Victoria, both privately and government run. Having undertaken a study tour of the world-renowned Reggio Emilia approach to education in Italy, Ron has a strong and passionate understanding of these educational principles which focus on the importance of child-centred learning and the way in which the environment and design contributes to children’s development.
Ron worked in close collaboration with Mary Featherston, leading interior designer and wife of well-known Australian furniture designer Grant Featherston, on various Childcare Centres. Mary specialises in the development and design of Play/Learning environments in children’s centres, primary and secondary schools. When designing Childcare Centres together, Ron and Mary focused on the relationship between young children, contemporary learning theory and design of supportive physical environments.