How to Provide a Safe Environment at Preschool

When choosing a preschool for their children, parents might consider a number of different factors, including cost, location, curriculum, hours of operation and environment. A preschool environment should be safe, above all things, and ensuring safety in a preschool setting encompasses a number of considerations. Follow these guidelines for how to provide a safe environment at preschool.

   1.  Hire ample, qualified staff members. 
You should have enough employees to supervise all of the children in your preschool, and to ensure that all of the areas in the preschool where children congregate are monitored at all times by staff members. 

   2. Check the play area regularly.
Toys should be clean, and sanitized at the end of every day. Make sure there are no broken toy pieces, which can be sharp and dangerous. Keep high traffic areas clear of anything that may cause preschoolers to trip and fall. For example, clean up spills as soon as they happen, and keep toys that aren't being played with in designated toy bins.

   3. Arrange the classroom in a way that allows you to see all of the children, at all times.
      Make sure there are no blind spots where children can get lost from your sight.
If you use cubicles or partition walls, configure them in a way that allows you to see around them from as many angles as possible. For example, it is better to put a partition wall at a right angle to a perimeter wall than it is to put 2 partitions walls at right angles to each other in the center of the room. Set up play areas in the center of the room. Arrange chairs, desks and work tables in circles.

   4. Safeguard the outdoor play area.
      Ground covering must be soft to cushion falls. The height of swings, slides and other playground equipment must be a safe distance from the ground. There should be no bolts, nuts, screws or other fasteners protruding from the playground equipment in a way that could potentially harm children. Openings must be large enough to ensure that body parts cannot get trapped. A standard rule is to make sure there are no openings between 3.5 inches (8.4 cm) and 9 inches (21.6 cm) wide.


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