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Little Kids Need Outdoor Play – But Not When It’s 110 Degrees

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In this article form the Hechinger Report, author Anya Kamentz makes clear the increasingly negative impact climate change has on child care facilities. On top of providing quality, loving care, extreme heat, smokey air, and flood risk are now reoccuring challenges child care providers must face. Kamentz offers examples from other nations on how facilities can be bolstered using resilient materials and designs to better withstand extreme weather and keep child care providers and the kids in their care safe.

 

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Hechinger Report

Year:

2023

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