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Peer reviewedSacks, Jeffrey J.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1990
Examines 71 of the 605 licensed child care centers in Atlanta for playground hazards and school accidents. Finds 684 hazards in 66 centers, including climbing equipment over 6 feet high with inadequate impact-absorbing undersurfacing that had over twice the rate of fall injuries as climbing equipment under 6 feet high. (FMW)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Equipment
