Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 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 planned.
(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 (e) above, are
permitted.
(2) The use of
cushioning material other than that specified in (e)(1) 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.
(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.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1596.72, 1596.73, 1596.81, and 1597.05, Health and Safety Code.
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