| Large CDL Play Yard (Stanley) |
| Play Yard Guideline |
Corresponding Rationale |
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1. Teachers should not catch children when they jump from the platform, etc. Teachers may hold children's hands lightly.
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1. Fosters over-reliance on adults and gives a false security about jumping from heights that are too high.
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2. Teachers do not push swing for extensive periods of time. Encourage children to push selves (on tummy OK) or each other.
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2. Fosters over-reliance on teachers. Also, teachers can get "trapped" swinging and can't see the whole yard.
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3. No playing in toyboxes.
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3. Toyboxes are for toys and not children.
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4. No capes, ropes, or toys in the tree, climbers, etc.
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4. Capes may get tangled in the tree. Children lose capes and may fall when they reach down to get them. Also, we don't want superheroes leaping down from the platform.
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5. No climbing trees.
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5. Trees are too young and/or branches are too high.
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6. Tricycles stay in the trike path area; children may not "crash" trikes; one-way traffic only; children must sit on trike seats and pedal/push themselves.
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6. Prevents accidents on the hill and with pedestrians. Encourages safe driving.
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7. All wheel toys (wagons, tricycles) stay on the bike track and off the concrete along the sidewalk alongside the building.
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7. Wagons can be used to transport materials, but should stay off the walk because of doors opening, kids running, etc.
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8. Slides are only for people (no toys, etc.) and one at a time, feet in front.
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8. Safety.
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9. Rocks are for examining, painting, and putting in the water, etc. Not for throwing. Sticks belong on the ground.
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9. Flying rocks and sticks used as weapons are dangerous.
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10. Digging is allowed only in the west sand and dirt area.
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10. Spades could be dangerous if used as weapons. Also, children may trip over them. Therefore, they should be restricted to one supervised area.
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11. Sand in sand areas only; rocks in rock area.
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11. We don't want to "lose" the sand and rocks.
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12. Bare feet in sand and water areas only.
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12. Safety; prevents cut feet.
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13. Teachers and student teachers station themselves around the playyard.
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13. Closer supervision helps prevent accidents and discipline problems.
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14. No hacking/chopping/breaking tree limbs or shrubs.
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14. Respect for growing things.
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15. Keep feet down on ground and platforms; no climbing on railings, etc.
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15. Too dangerous; children may fall.
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16. Walkway alongside the building must be kept free of dirt and sand.
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16. Aesthetics, and keeping the walkway easily passable for feet, wheelchairs, etc. Also helps keep sand from getting indoors.
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17. Keep children off mulch and garden areas.
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17. Plants need to be protected.
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18. Return hoses to proper place.
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18. So the teachers and children don't trip over them.
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19. Clean up toys in all areas of playground and return to toyboxes before going inside.
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19. It's the right thing to do.
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| Green Door Play Yard (Gwynn) |
| Play Yard Guideline |
Corresponding Rationale |
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1. Sand toys stay in sand area.
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1. Toys safer in sand (and easier to keep track of).
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2. One at a time on the slide; feet first only.
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2. Safety; slide is small.
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3. Rocks are for examining, putting in water, etc. not for throwing.
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3. Flying rocks are dangerous.
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4. Windows only to look through from a safe distance; no sitting on sills, pushing on glass, etc.
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4. Windows could break.
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5. Sand in sand areas only; rocks in rock areas.
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5. So sand and rocks are not "lost."
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6. Green barrel only for toys; not children.
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6. Unsafe to climb in or on.
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7. Teachers (student teachers) station themselves to see all areas.
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7. Close supervision helps prevent accidents and discipline problems.
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8. Everyone works together to clean up all toys and return to green barrel before coming inside.
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8. Helps keep playground clean and toys from being lost or broken.
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9. Children on playground only; not on concrete steps or landing at bottom of steps.
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9. Enables closer supervision. Steps and landing are not play areas.
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| Blue Door Tot Lot (Stanley) |
| Play Yard Guideline |
Corresponding Rationale |
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1. The fence is not for climbing. Feet stay on the ground. The gate should be latched at all times.
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1. Children may fall. Children may get on to big playground unknowingly.
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2. Riding toys stay on lower level. No bikes on ramp, steps, or upper level.
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2. Children may bump into others, structure, or wall.
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3. Sand toys stay in the sand area.
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3. We won't have enough sand to play with if it is dumped out or carried around.
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4. Only sand toys belong in the toy box. Teachers supervise removal and replacing of sand toys in sand box.
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4. Little fingers could get hurt or heads bumped. The toy box is not a safe place for children to play.
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5. Sand is for digging and scooping. Sand should not be thrown.
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5. Sand could get in our eyes and hurt our ears.
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6. Picnic table is for sitting on the benches.
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6. Children could fall if they climb or sit on top.
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7. Sticks belong in the trash.
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7. Children could get poked.
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8. Wood chips stay on the ground on the upper level. Infants should be monitored closely on upper level.
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8. The chips make the area safe if children fall. Children could choke if they chew or swallow wood chips.
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9. Shoes must be worn at all times, except on special occasions such as water play, wet sand play, etc. Children may empty sand from their shoes and replace.
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9. Children's feet might get hurt.
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10. Flowers are for looking and smelling. Children should use gentle touches with the flowers.
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10. The flowers are fragile and break easily. We want to enjoy them and take care of them.
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11. The upright storage cabinet should be locked at all times.
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11. The cabinet could tip over if pulled or climbed on. Children could get hurt if they try to climb up the shelves.
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