Study Concludes Cigarette Tax Reduces Smoking Among Pregnant Women 3. DHHS Reports Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics 4. Collaborative Study 5. Researchers surveyed 220 licensed child care settings nationally in 1998. Playground surfacing, according to the survey, means providing at least 12 inches of wood chips, mulch, sand or mats on the ground so that children will not injure themselves from a fall.
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In addition, CPSC's review of state licensing requirements found that many hazards in the study are not addressed in the state requirements. In many cases, it is likely that well-intentioned child care providers and parents are not aware that many of the hazards exist. To address this problem, CPSC created an eight-point checklist for every child care setting. US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Safety Hazards in Child Care Settings.