Safe Outdoor Environments Checklist

Family Child Care Safe Environments Lesson 4 Apply Safe Outdoor Environments Checklist Program Tool Required	WWW.VIRTUALLABSCHOOL.ORG ACTIVITY ID: 20721 Name Certifier Date
Equipment Spacing: Fall zones extend at least three feet on all sides of equipment. Play structures with surfaces between eighteen inches and thirty-two inches high are spaced at least three feet apart. Fall zones do not overlap the fall zones of other equipment. For children under age 2: All climbing equipment is less than thirty-two inches high. Ramps are provided instead of ladders. Spiral slides (if used) are less than 360 degrees. Swings have full bucket seats. The flat exit region of slides is seven to ten inches long and the exit height is 6 inches or less. All play surfaces over eighteen inches high have protective barriers around the platform. For all children: There are no entanglement hazards: protruding bolts or open S-hooks on swings. Openings in guardrails, ladder rungs, fence slats, and other spaces measure less than 3.5 inches or greater than nine inches. Moving pieces of play equipment (seesaws, bridges) do not have accessible moving parts. There are no sharp points, corners, or edges on play equipment or other objects in the space. Outdoor Activity Areas: All toys, equipment and materials are in good repair and are nontoxic. The playground meets all Consumer Products Safety Commission standards for equipment and fall protection surfacing. There is adequate fall protection surface under the equipment (sand, mulch, etc. is replenished; rubberized surface is not torn, no holes, etc.). To prevent injury from falls, climbing equipment is the proper size for the children using it. Climbing equipment is in good repair. Broken equipment is off limits. (Equipment is sturdy and properly installed; broken equipment is not used until repaired.) There are no broken riding toys, sand or water toys, balls, equipment, etc. Glass doors are clearly marked (at child's eye level) to avoid accidental impact. The fence is in good repair with no safety hazards. Panic hardware is operable. There is no trash, litter, weeds, animal waste, or debris on the grounds (outside trash cans have lids and are emptied at least weekly).

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ACTIVITY ID: 20721

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Equipment Spacing:

Fall zones extend at least three feet on all sides of equipment.
Play structures with surfaces between eighteen inches and thirty-two inches high are spaced at least three feet apart.
Fall zones do not overlap the fall zones of other equipment.

For children under age 2:

All climbing equipment is less than thirty-two inches high.
Ramps are provided instead of ladders.
Spiral slides (if used) are less than 360 degrees.
Swings have full bucket seats.
The flat exit region of slides is seven to ten inches long and the exit height is 6 inches or less.
All play surfaces over eighteen inches high have protective barriers around the platform.

For all children:

There are no entanglement hazards: protruding bolts or open S-hooks on swings.
Openings in guardrails, ladder rungs, fence slats, and other spaces measure less than 3.5 inches or greater than nine inches.
Moving pieces of play equipment (seesaws, bridges) do not have accessible moving parts.
There are no sharp points, corners, or edges on play equipment or other objects in the space.

Outdoor Activity Areas:

All toys, equipment and materials are in good repair and are nontoxic.
The playground meets all Consumer Products Safety Commission standards for equipment and fall protection surfacing.
There is adequate fall protection surface under the equipment (sand, mulch, etc. is replenished; rubberized surface is not torn, no holes, etc.).
To prevent injury from falls, climbing equipment is the proper size for the children using it.
Climbing equipment is in good repair. Broken equipment is off limits. (Equipment is sturdy and properly installed; broken equipment is not used until repaired.)
There are no broken riding toys, sand or water toys, balls, equipment, etc.
Glass doors are clearly marked (at child's eye level) to avoid accidental impact.
The fence is in good repair with no safety hazards. Panic hardware is operable.
There is no trash, litter, weeds, animal waste, or debris on the grounds (outside trash cans have lids and are emptied at least weekly).