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 Inspired by Reggio Wind speed and outdoor time... 04-16-2012, 07:46 PM
 jodaycare I am in Brampton and we had... 04-16-2012, 08:03 PM
 sunnydays Wow! We were outside in my... 04-16-2012, 09:19 PM
 Mamma_Mia We also had wind warnings... 04-16-2012, 11:40 PM
 playfelt I find the little ones have... 04-17-2012, 07:10 AM
 Sandbox Sally No policy, but I am thinking... 04-17-2012, 12:09 PM
 Play and Learn No policy, just common sense!... 04-17-2012, 12:21 PM
 michellesmunchkins Agree with the others that... 04-17-2012, 12:25 PM
 mom-in-alberta If it's not enjoyable to be... 04-17-2012, 01:56 PM
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Euphoric !
Wind speed and outdoor time ....
Something happened in my home town today that made me wonder .... does anyone have a 'wind speed' at which they would not take the children outside?
Currently in centre care for our area the standard practice for outside practice is if the temperature is
- Up to -9 you 'gauge outside time' based on how children are coping with weather
- Colder than -10 or a 'cold weather alert' in affect due to wind chills you do not go outside with children
- In the summer if there is a 'heat / smog / UV' advisory you limit outside time to before 10 am and after 3pm if you go out at all
- If an 'extreme weather warning' is in affect from Environment Canada for your area ... thunderstorm warning, tornado warning, extreme snowstorm warning
Today it was sunny and warm but WINDY ... however there were not 'warnings' in affect...I know I took my crew outside, the school kids were outside for recess cause I heard them and so forth.
Apparently at a centre in town the grapevine has shared that a tree was uprooted from the wind and 5 toddlers were injured including needing stitches ... parents are obviously upset that this has happened and wondering what could have been done to 'prevent' it as we usually are when incidents occur and someone is 'hurt' 
Made me wonder ... at what 'wind speed' should we be concerned about taking our children outside or would you chalk something like this as a FLUKE of nature and not let it impact your choice to go outside with children unless there is an actually 'weather warning' out there?
Children construct their own intelligence. The adult must provide activities and context, but most of all must be able to listen. Children need proof that adults believe in them. Their three great desires are to be listened to, to understand, and to demonstrate that they are exactly what we expect."
Loris Malaguzzi
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