5101:2-13-14 Outdoor play requirements in licensed type A homes.
(A) The type A home shall provide outdoor play each day in suitable weather for any toddler, preschool, and school child who is in attendance four or more consecutive daylight hours. There shall be a written policy, followed by the type A home, which lists limitations placed on outdoor play due to weather or safety issues. Considerations may include temperature, humidity, wind chill, ozone levels, pollen count, lightening, rain or ice. This plan shall provide for indoor large muscle play.
(B) Child care staff members shall watch for potential hazards while observing children and shall actively supervise all children to prevent injury.
(C)
Play area: theThe type A home shall have onsite, or safely accessible, a safe, sanitary outdoor play space free of hazardous conditions.which shallThe play area shall meet all of the following requirements:(1)
ProvideProvides at least sixty square feet of usable space per child using the area at one time;.(2) Is arranged so that all areas are visible to staff at all times.
(2)(3)BeIs well defined by a fence in good repair or a , natural or other barrier;.(4) If gates are used, they shall be equipped with functional latches that cannot be easily opened by young children. Gates shall not be padlocked.
(3)(5)BeIs protected from traffic and animals;.(4)(6)BeIs maintained free of foreign objects and rubbish;.(5)(7)ProvideProvides a shaded area as needed;.(6)(8)ProvideProvides access to bathroom facilities and drinking water during play times; and.(7)(9)ProvideProvides for storage of accumulated trash, rubbish and garbage outside of the play area.(D) A type A home that is approved to use an off site
areaplay space may use the play space regardless of change of ownership unless it is determined, upon inspection, that theareaplay space or its accessibility is unsafe.(E)
Equipment: OutdoorOutdoor equipment, whether stationary or portable, shall be safeand designed to meet the developmental needs of all of the age groups of children using the space.
(1) Equipment, such as, but not limited to, climbing gyms, swings and , slides shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Be placed out of the path of the area's main traffic pattern;.
(b) Be anchored or stable, and have all parts in good working order and securely fastened;.
(c) Have all climbing ropes anchored at both ends and not capable of looping back on themselves creating a loop with an interior perimeter of five inches or greater;.
(d) Have all S hooks closed so that there is no gap greater than .04 inch or the thickness of a dime;.
(e) Be free of rust, cracks, holes, splinters, sharp points or edges, chipped or peeling paint, protruding bolts, or tripping hazards;.
(f) Have no completely bound openings that are greater than three and one half inches, but less than nine inches to avoid entrapment;.
(g) Have protective barriers on platforms that are thirty inches high or over;.
(h) Be assembled and installed, according to manufacturers' guidelines.
(F)
Fall surface: outdoorOutdoor play equipment, designated for climbing, swings and slides, shall have a fall zone of protective resilient material on the ground under and around the equipment. The material shall be, but not limited to, washed pea gravel, mulch, sand, wood chips, synthetic material such as rubber mats or tiles manufactured for this purpose. This equipment shall not be placed over grass, concrete, asphalt, blacktop, dirt, rocks, or any hard surface. Synthetic surfaces shall follow manufacturers' guidelines for depth.(G) The type A home shall not use outdoor porches, above the first floor, as play areas unless the porches are fully enclosed and determined to be structurally sound by the local building department having jurisdiction.
(H)Sandboxes shall be covered with a lid or other covering when they are not in use.
Effective: 09/01/2005
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 03/31/2005 and 01/31/2010
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
07/25/2005
Date
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.011
Rule Amplifies: 5104.011
Prior Effective Dates: 9/5/86, 7/1/03
Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 9/1/2005
- File Date:
- 2005-07-25
- Last Day in Effect:
- 2005-09-01
- Five Year Review:
- Yes
- Rule File:
- 5101$2-13-14_PH_FF_A_RU_20050725_1106.pdf
- Related Chapter/Rule NO.: (1)
- Ill. Adm. Code 5101:2-13-14. Outdoor play requirements in licensed type A homes