(3) When the licensed (2) If you provide full-time off-site play spaces. Weight outdoor play space is not care, the activity schedule #5 adjacent to the home the must provide the child daily licensee must: morning and afternoon outdoor “Usable space” means the X X (a) Identify and use a safe play; areas that are available at route to and from the licensed all times for use by children outdoor space that is approved in an early learning program 170-295-5090 by the department; and and meets licensing What are the fence (b) Supervise the children requirements. Weight NA requirements? at all times when passing (1) You must fence the between the licensed outdoor An early learning program x outdoor play area to: space and the home. must have shaded areas in X (a) Prevent unauthorized (4) The licensee must outdoor play space provided people from entering; and provide a written plan, by trees, buildings, or shade (b) Prevent children from approved by the department, structures. Weight #1 escaping and having access to to make roadways and other hazardous areas. dangers adjacent to the Outdoor play space must X x (2) At a minimum fences licensed outdoor play space promote a variety of age and gates must: inaccessible to children. and developmentally (a) Be safe, and maintained appropriate active play in good repair; and areas for children in care. WAC 170-296A-5025 (b) Be designed to Activities must encourage Outdoor physical activities. discourage climbing and and promote both moderate prevent entrapment. and vigorous physical The licensee must have an activity such as running, outdoor play area that jumping, skipping, promotes a variety of age and throwing, pedaling, pushing developmentally appropriate and pulling, kicking, and active play for the children in climbing. Weight #1 care. x When the licensed outdoor X play space is not immediately adjacent to the
(3) When the licensed outdoor play space is not adjacent to the home the licensee must: (a) Identify and use a safe route to and from the licensed outdoor space that is approved by the department; and (b) Supervise the children at all times when passing between the licensed outdoor space and the home. (4) The licensee must provide a written plan, approved by the department, to make roadways and other dangers adjacent to the licensed outdoor play space inaccessible to children. WAC 170-296A-5025 Outdoor physical activities. The licensee must have an outdoor play area that promotes a variety of age and developmentally appropriate active play for the children in care. (2) If you provide full-time care, the activity schedule must provide the child daily morning and afternoon outdoor play; 170-295-5090 What are the fence requirements? (1) You must fence the outdoor play area to: (a) Prevent unauthorized people from entering; and (b) Prevent children from escaping and having access to hazardous areas. (2) At a minimum fences and gates must: (a) Be safe, and maintained in good repair; and (b) Be designed to discourage climbing and prevent entrapment. off-site play spaces. Weight #5 “Usable space” means the areas that are available at all times for use by children in an early learning program and meets licensing requirements. Weight NA An early learning program must have shaded areas in outdoor play space provided by trees, buildings, or shade structures. Weight #1 Outdoor play space must promote a variety of age and developmentally appropriate active play areas for children in care. Activities must encourage and promote both moderate and vigorous physical activity such as running, jumping, skipping, throwing, pedaling, pushing and pulling, kicking, and climbing. Weight #1 When the licensed outdoor play space is not immediately adjacent to the X x X X X X x x
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