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REGULATION and RECREATION

REGULATION and RECREATION. A look at the Child Care Division rules regarding Outdoor Play. When children play in nature they are more likely to have positive feelings about each other and their surroundings.

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REGULATION and RECREATION

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  1. REGULATION and RECREATION A look at the Child Care Division rules regarding Outdoor Play

  2. When children play in nature they are more likely to have positive feelings about each other and their surroundings. Robin Moore, “Compact Nature:The Role of Playing and Learning Gardens on Children’s Lives.”

  3. CCD Regulations • Must have an outdoor area (or access to) • Clean and hazard-free • No water hazards • Protect against toxic plants • Safe and appropriate equipment and materials • Adequate supervision • 75 sq ft per child (CF,CC) • Fenced (CF, CC) • Equipped for gross motor development (CF, CC) • Written plan for gross motor/outdoor play (CF, CC) • Suitably surfaced (CF, CC)*

  4. INAPPROPRIATE Asphalt Carpet Concrete Dirt Grass Treated Wood *Suitably Surfaced CCD defers to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for surface suitability guidelines. • APPROPRIATE • Pea Gravel • Sand • Shredded Rubber • Wood Mulch • Wood Chips The depth of the surfacing material is very important

  5. Nature Deficit Disorder Children are spending less time outdoors, resulting in a wide range of behavioral problems. Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods, 2005

  6. Causes of Nature Deficit Disorder • Parents are keeping children indoors to keep them safe • Loss of natural surroundings • Increased draw to spend time inside

  7. Outdoor Play involves the whole child • gross and fine motor • senses • emotions • intellect • individual growth • social interaction

  8. Outdoor Play has positive effects • reduces stress • improves recall of information, creative problem solving, and creativity • produces positive physiological and psychological responses

  9. Loose Parts • Materials that can be moved, carried, combined, redesigned, lined-up and taken apart and put back together in multiple ways • There are no directions, the child is the direction

  10. CCD requires… Suitable surfaces and falls zones Adequate supervision Equipment Hazard free A plan You can… Have nothing to fall from Have adequate staff Have loose parts Be diligent regarding hazards and have adequate staff Determine outdoor time How to make Outdoor Play work

  11. “We don’t go outside. It’s too cold in the Winter and too hot in the Summer, and it’s always wet in the Spring and the Fall.”

  12. Other Outdoor Ideas • Plant a container garden • Build a worm bin • Bird watch • Go on a treasure hunt • Take walks • Make dandelion crowns

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