| Alta Vista Co-operative Nursery School is required by our licensing agency MCSS to comply to the new playground safety policy effective September 30, 1999. In June 1990, a guideline for Children’s Play space and Equipment was approved as a National Standard. Effective May 1998 a new CSA standard CSA Z614-98 was approved as a National Standard of Canada by the Standards Council of Canada.
1) This centre has available, in the Playground Policy Manual, the requirements for the supervision of children on the playground. These requirements promote a safe outdoor play environment as well as creative and constructive play for children.
2) Any new equipment or new renovations, repairs or replacements will be installed to meet the CSA Standard. Written documentation by a Certified Playground Inspector, certifying that all changes meet the Standard, will be maintained in the Safety Log Section.
3) The Playground Safety Log is contained in the Safety Log Section:
· The Injury Report form will be completed for any injury to a child while on the playground; should the injury be of a Serious Occurrence nature, the Injury Report Form will be attached to the Serious Occurrence submission forms and the policies and procedures for Serious Occurrences will be followed.
· Daily inspections, monthly inspections and seasonal inspections of the playground will be completed as outlined in the Safety Log Section. Annual inspections will be completed as outlined in the Safety Log Section or completed by a Certified Playground Safety Inspector who has current certification by the Canadian Playground Safety Institute, is a third party inspector and has proof of current Professional Errors and Omissions insurance coverage.
· Action plans will be noted as outlined on the inspections.
4) A staff person/position will be designated for the logging of the daily inspections; monthly maintenance inspections; seasonal maintenance inspections and plans; doing the maintenance and repairs; the injury log; and the annual inspections. This person/position will be noted by initial or name on the respective inspection forms.
5) An outdoor staff schedule as noted in the Staff Schedule Section and an outdoor program plan as noted in the Program Plan Section will be posted and available for staff and parents:
· The outdoor staff schedule will include a diagram that outlines the playground particulars and activity areas and the supervision schedule will identify areas of staff responsibility.
· This centre will develop outdoor program plans that provide for games and activities to enhance gross motor play, the daily program and provide creative stimulation.
6) All staff will review this policy prior to commencing employment and annually thereafter. The written record of review, in the Appendix Section, will be signed by the staff and the person who made the review, and maintained on file for at least two years. Back to the top.
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