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Toilets are a basic thing to most of us, a place where we go to undertake an everyday task, a place that should be pleasant but possibly do not give too much thought to.

However, one thing everyone generally does like when using the toilet is privacy.

In early childhood settings, balancing privacy with the need to be able to help young children with toileting and the concept of supervision can be difficult.

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It could be assumed that pre-schoolers do not really mind what the layout of the toilets is, what they look like, and whether their toilets have doors or not. But research suggests children do mind.

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