Scheduling outdoor activities for the early morning on smoggy days, especially in the summer. Conducting outdoor activities away from areas with heavy traffic. Because children spend a great deal of time indoors, the quality of air indoors is important, too. The greatest threat to indoor air is tobacco smoke . Without exception, cigarette smoking should not be allowed anywhere in a child care facility by anyone.
Carbon monoxide is a particularly dangerous indoor air pollutant.
You can't see it or smell it. High levels of carbon monoxide can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea, and weakness. At very high levels, carbon monoxide poisoning can cause death. But you can easily prevent these problems by maintaining furnaces and other appliances in good repair and by installing carbon monoxide detectors. Carbon monoxide detectors look like smoke detectors, are inexpensive, and are sold in hardware stores.