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Merredith Christos posted a new Topic
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 2:27 PM
Help! Our landlord won't help with ADA/accessible bathrooms!
Hello,
We're on the verge of moving to our permanent home, which is a lease-to-own, 20,000 square foot building. It was advertised to us ad being fully accessible and while on 2 floors, both have ground-level entry, but with a small step. While we are addressing adding ramps and ADA doors with push-button entry/exits, it came to our attention that none of the bathrooms are approved or ADA accessible, although they have medium-large stalls and pull bars, designed to fool anyone int...
We're on the verge of moving to our permanent home, which is a lease-to-own, 20,000 square foot building. It was advertised to us ad being fully accessible and while on 2 floors, both have ground-level entry, but with a small step. While we are addressing adding ramps and ADA doors with push-button entry/exits, it came to our attention that none of the bathrooms are approved or ADA accessible, although they have medium-large stalls and pull bars, designed to fool anyone int...
Megan Geiken posted a reply on Re: Digging Box Material - What do you use for ...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 2:06 PM
Said: Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who offered ideas and suggestions!
Megan Geiken posted a new Topic
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 1:56 PM
Farm Produce Manipulatives - What do you use?
Hi friends!
Our new farm exhibit is in the works and we are working on sourcing manipulatives - namely PRODUCE! What play food do you use and where do you source it from? We have some really awesome pieces in our grocery store exhibit, but we are looking for some lighter weight pieces that are easy to clean/disinfect.
We would like the following:
Our new farm exhibit is in the works and we are working on sourcing manipulatives - namely PRODUCE! What play food do you use and where do you source it from? We have some really awesome pieces in our grocery store exhibit, but we are looking for some lighter weight pieces that are easy to clean/disinfect.
We would like the following:
- raspberries
- strawberries
- apples
- assorted fruits and vegetables
- corn
- po...
Caroline O'Sullivan-Jens posted a reply on Re: Radio/Walkie Procedures & Etiquette
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 8:41 AM
Said: We use walkie talkies as well. Exhibits, Admissions, Education, our studios & our admin staff all have them. We use them to call our custodial staff in case of an accident (Code Yellow, Code Brown, etc), and in the case of missing c...
Mary Hammons posted a reply on Re: Radio/Walkie Procedures & Etiquette
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 4:47 PM
Said: We have a similar system set in place. However, we don't say the child's name over the walkie talkies (we do not have in ear walkies so it is a safety reason).In the instance of wanting to speak to a person directly, we will alw...
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