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    Ontario Outdoor Play area requirements

    I am planning on opening a registered daycare at a zoned commercial location and have a question regarding outdoor play area.

    As per Ontario Playground Requirements:
    "Programs operating six or more hours in a day require outdoor
    play space equivalent to 5.6 square metres (60 square feet) per
    child, based on licensed capacity.

    If used by children 44 months of age and up to an including 67
    month of age as of August 31 of the year (children eligible to
    attend junior and senior kindergarten), the playground is fenced to
    a minimum height of 1.2 metres"

    I want to know how its possible to get a fenced play area in a commercial zone, I have seen other daycares operating where I live with no fenced play area. Is there a way around this regulation? Really appreciate any feed back.
    Last edited by civic_has; 07-14-2013 at 03:58 PM.

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    No fenced play area??? I'm not sure that's a great idea. Regardless of what others have done, are you sure you want that kind of responsibility and liability potential? I wouldn't even consider not having a fenced area with the numbers you're looking at. Any daycare I've seen or worked in has always had a fenced play area for each age group. I can't imagine how these other places are getting away with that. Nope....put up a fence.....jmo.

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    OP is talking about an indoor playground/play place, not a daycare (if I am reading that right). I have been to quite a few of them and have never seen an outdoor fenced in area (only indoor play). I am not sure what the loophole is but maybe they operate less then 6 hrs as a lot of them break up their operating hours (e.g. 10-12 2-7) or have shorter hours. I don't think this is the group to be asking. I would inquire at a municipal office re: their guidelines.

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    If you're looking into opening up a Center in Ontario, please go to this website, which explains the DNA - Day Nurseries Act. All information will be here.
    http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/dna/child_care_setting/

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    Maybe the daycares are using a public park for their outside play time? I don't know, every daycare in our city has a fenced play place outside.

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