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EPCCC Daily Outdoor Safety Checks

by Jackie Murphy, from the Community

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This daily outdoor safety checklist from Edrington Park Child Care Centre & Kindergarten helps early childhood educators inspect play areas before use. It covers sand pits, garden areas, paths and hard surfaces, security and access points, and storage and equipment condition. Use it to confirm clean, clutter-free, well-maintained environments, verify emergency access, and note any corrective actions so children can play safely every day.

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This Outdoor Safety Compliance Audit checklist supports daily perimeter checks across school grounds and early childhood play areas. It covers sandpit cleanliness and drainage, garden and grassed areas, paths and hard surfaces, security and access controls, lighting and CCTV, large fixed play equipment and softfall, storage and small equipment, and animal habitats. Use it to document hazards, verify maintenance, and keep outdoor learning environments safe and compliant.
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Outdoor Safety Compliance Audit Checklist

This Outdoor Safety Compliance Audit checklist supports daily perimeter checks across school grounds and early childhood play areas. It covers sandpit cleanliness and drainage, garden and grassed areas, paths and hard surfaces, security and access controls, lighting and CCTV, large fixed play equipment and softfall, storage and small equipment, and animal habitats. Use it to document hazards, verify maintenance, and keep outdoor learning environments safe and compliant.

by Giselle Rayward, from the Community

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Sun Safety Checklist for Early Childhood

This Sun Safety Checklist helps early childhood and pre-kindy services plan safe outdoor play. Record predicted weather and UV rating, current temperature, and the planned time outside. Confirm sunscreen has been applied to each child and assess heat hazards by checking pavement, playground equipment, and sand temperatures. Document any risks to report and actions taken. Designed to support Learning Outcome 3, it promotes children’s wellbeing and encourages responsibility for their own health during outdoor activities.

by Cass Dodd, from the Community

10+

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Pre school room daily checklist

This pre school room daily checklist helps early childhood educators complete start of day safety and readiness checks. Items include visual checks of electrics and doors, finger guards, securing cords, refreshing sensory and water play, cleaning or replacing sand, removing broken resources, and storing hazardous solutions out of children’s reach. It also covers food storage and labeling, fridge temperature checks, evacuation bag readiness with policies and first aid, welcome area tidiness, fire extinguisher access, and garden area checks.

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Early Learning Outdoors Safety Checklist

Assess the safety of outdoor play areas in schools and early learning centres with this comprehensive checklist aligned to AS 4685. It guides supervisors through checks for access and surrounds, free height of fall, impact areas, slides, pole padding, certified surfacing and equipment stability. Identify and prevent entrapment hazards, verify bolts and materials, and confirm safe means of access and universal access. It also covers sand pits, fire safety and evacuation, first aid availability, fencing and shade, visibility for supervision, signage and after-hours security. Use it to document issues, actions and signatures during routine inspections.

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