{"id":3954,"date":"2010-07-26T00:01:29","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T04:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2010-07-26T12:56:33","modified_gmt":"2010-07-26T16:56:33","slug":"many-ca-child-care-centers-are-ignoring-pesticide-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2010\/07\/many-ca-child-care-centers-are-ignoring-pesticide-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Many CA Child Care Centers Are Ignoring Pesticide Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\">(<em>Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, July 26, 2010) Researchers at the Center for Children\u2019s Environmental Health Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health has found that the majority of child daycare centers surveyed do not understand the term Integrative Pest Management (IPM), and many spray pesticides without notifying parents or posting signs. Specifically, <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.cdpr.ca.gov\/schoolipm\/childcare\/pest_mgt_childcare.pdf\">the survey<\/a> found that over 90% of participating child care centers in the state of California have at least one pest problem, yet only 25% understand what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/infoservices\/pcos\/IPM.HTM\">IPM<\/a> means. When using pesticides, 24% of survey participants do not notify parents and 35% do not post any warning signs. The survey was conducted for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), which is required under the <em>California Healthy Schools Act<\/em> to collect data on pest management in child care centers. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/schools\/index.htm\">Children<\/a> are especially vulnerable to pesticides due to their developing organ system. Because they eat more and respire more than adults relative to body size, and they often put things in their mouths, they are exposed to more pesticides than adults. Research shows that even low levels of pesticide exposure can affect a child&#8217;s neurological, respiratory, immune, and endocrine system.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>California Healthy Schools Act<\/em> requires schools as well as private child care facilities to keep records of pesticide use and inform parents. The law covers the use of pesticide sprays or foggers, pesticides contained in baits, gels, or traps are exempt. The Act also requires DPR to develop programs to encourage child care centers to voluntarily develop IPM plans; however there are no provisions for enforcement. DPR defines Integrated Pest Management as \u201ca strategy to prevent and treat pest problems using a combination of prevention, monitoring, record keeping and control methods&#8230; Chemical controls that pose the least possible hazard to human health and the environment are used only after careful monitoring and when non-chemical methods have failed.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>According to the survey, 55% of child care facilities use pesticides to control pests. Of these, 29% apply pesticides only once or a few times a year, but 20% apply pesticides on a weekly or monthly basis, and more than 25% of facilities do not keep records of pesticide use. Just 8% reported using only pesticides exempt from the <em>Healthy Schools Act<\/em>, such as baits, gels or traps. Survey participants cited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/alternatives\/factsheets\/ANT%20CONTROL.pdf\">ants<\/a> as the biggest pest problem. Other common pests include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/alternatives\/factsheets\/Spider%20Control.pdf\">spiders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/alternatives\/factsheets\/MOUSE%20CONTROL.pdf\">mice<\/a> or rats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/alternatives\/factsheets\/COCKROACH%20CONTROL.pdf\">cockroaches<\/a>, head lice, bees or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/alternatives\/factsheets\/Wasp%20Control2.pdf\">wasps<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/alternatives\/factsheets\/Least%20toxic%20control%20of%20weeds.pdf\">weeds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/alternatives\/factsheets\/Squirrel%20Control.pdf\">squirrels <\/a>or gophers.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers stress the importance of educating people who make pest management decisions for child care facilities on the concept of IPM, ensuring they understand implementing IPM is not prohibitively expensive or time consuming. In fact, many child care facilities reported relying on IPM practices such as sealing cracks and eliminating pests\u2019 food sources, despite not knowing what IPM means. The survey shows that in most child care facilities (87%) the director is responsible for pest management decisions; however many other people often take part in the decision making process including child care and custodial staff, pest management professionals, and property owners. Therefore researchers recommend targeting IPM education to a broad range of people who may be involved in pest management practices. Educational materials about IPM in California child care facilities in English and Spanish are available <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.cdpr.ca.gov\/schoolipm\/\">online<\/a>. In addition, DPR in collaboration with UC San Francisco School of Nursing designed an IPM curriculum specifically for child care providers that will be available this summer. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Take Action!<\/strong><br \/>\nParents&#8211;Talk to your child\u2019s school or day care provider. Ask them what pesticides they have used in the past, about notification requirements, and urge them to use defined IPM that specifies nonchemical practices and only allowable least-toxic pesticides as a last resort. For more information and ideas on how to speak up at your child\u2019s school or day care center, see Beyond Pesticides\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/schools\/index.htm\">Children and Schools<\/a> page. <\/p>\n<p>This is a prime example of why national policy that would protect every child in the U.S. from pesticide exposure at school. Federal legislation, the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/thomas.loc.gov\/cgi-bin\/query\/z?c111:H.R.4159:\">School Environment Protection Act of 2009<\/a><\/em> (SEPA), has been introduced by Rep. Rush Holt and would protect school children from pesticides used both indoors and on all school grounds nationwide. The legislation also bans the use of synthetic fertilizers. To learn more about this legislation and help its passage, see Beyond Pesticides\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/schools\/sepa\/index.htm\">SEPA webpage<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>California residents can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calisafe.org\/index.html\">California Safe Schools<\/a> for more information.  <\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, July 26, 2010) Researchers at the Center for Children\u2019s Environmental Health Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health has found that the majority of child daycare centers surveyed do not understand the term Integrative Pest Management (IPM), and many spray pesticides without notifying parents or posting signs. Specifically, the survey found that over 90% of participating child care centers in the state of California have at least one pest problem, yet only 25% understand what IPM means. When using pesticides, 24% of survey participants do not notify parents and 35% do not post any warning signs. The survey was conducted for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), which is required under the California Healthy Schools Act to collect data on pest management in child care centers. Children are especially vulnerable to pesticides due to their developing organ system. Because they eat more and respire more than adults relative to body size, and they often put things in their mouths, they are exposed to more pesticides than adults. Research shows that even low levels of pesticide exposure can affect a child&#8217;s neurological, respiratory, immune, and endocrine system. 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Specifically, the survey found that over 90% of participating child care centers in the state of California have at least one pest problem, yet only 25% understand what IPM means. When using pesticides, 24% of survey participants do not notify parents and 35% do not post any warning signs. The survey was conducted for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), which is required under the California Healthy Schools Act to collect data on pest management in child care centers. Children are especially vulnerable to pesticides due to their developing organ system. Because they eat more and respire more than adults relative to body size, and they often put things in their mouths, they are exposed to more pesticides than adults. Research shows that even low levels of pesticide exposure can affect a child&#8217;s neurological, respiratory, immune, and endocrine system. 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The founders, who established Beyond Pesticides (originally as National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) as a nonprofit membership organization in 1981, felt that without the existence of such an organized, national network, local, state and national pesticide policy would become, under chemical industry pressure, increasingly unresponsive to public health and environmental concerns. Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions that affect them directly. We believe decisions should not be made for us by chemical companies or by decision-makers who either do not have all of the facts or refuse to consider them. Learn more about our work, read A Year in Review\u20142021, our accomplishments are your victories! Beyond Pesticides seeks to protect healthy air, water, land, and food for ourselves and future generations. By forging ties with governments, nonprofits, and people who rely on these natural resources, we reduce the need for unnecessary pesticide use and protect public health and the environment. Beyond Pesticides provides hands-on services to the public and supports local action by: identifying and interpreting hazards; and, designing safe pest management programs. With the information provided by Beyond Pesticides, people may not only be able to make informed choices and adopt practices that protect themselves and their families from unnecessary exposure to pesticides, but they will be able to effect changes on community-wide pest management decisions and policies that govern pesticide use, such as pesticide uses in parks, schools, for community insect control and along roadsides. 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