Section 101238.2
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SPACE
(a) There shall be at least 75 square feet per child of outdoor activity space
based on the total licensed capacity.
- (1) The following areas shall not be included in the calculation of outdoor
activity space:
- (A) Swimming pools and adjacent pool decking.
- (B) Natural or man-made hazards such as canals, cliffs, condemned buildings,
creeks, lakes, ocean fronts, mines, power lines, quarries, rivers, ravines,
swamps, watercourses and areas subject to flooding.
(b) The outdoor activity space shall be situated to:
- (1) Provide a shaded rest area for the children.
- (2) Permit children to reach the outdoor activity space safely.
(c) Equipment and activity areas shall be arranged so that there is no hazard
from conflicting activities.
(d) The ' surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained:
- (1) In a safe condition for the activities
- (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass
and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard.
(e) As a condition of licensure, the areas around and | under high climbing equipment,
swings, slides and | other similar equipment shall be cushioned with | material
that absorbs falls.
- (1) Sand, woodchips and peagravel, or rubber mats commercially produced
for the purposes of above, are permitted.
- (2) The use of cushioning material other than that specified in (e)(l)
above shall be approved by the Department prior to installation.
(f) Sandboxes shall be inspected daily and kept free of hazardous foreign materials.
(g) The playground shall be enclosed by a fence to protect children and to
keep them in the outdoor activity area. The fence shall be at least four feet
high.
- HANDBOOK HERE
- (1) The intent of this requirement is to have a fence that will keep children
from leaving the outdoor activity area unnoticed but will not in and of itself
present a hazard. For example, a split-rail fence wouldn't necessarily keep
children from leaving the outdoor activity area and is-therefore not appropriate.
On the other hand, a barbed-wire fence is not appropriate because it presents
a hazard.
- HANDBOOK ENDS HERE
(h) Any construction or equipment that could pose a hazard in the outdoor activity
area shall be made inaccessible to children in care. This shall include, but not
be limited to, incinerators, air-conditioning equipment, water heaters and fuse
boxes.
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