6.4.1.4: Projectile Toys

Projectile toys should be prohibited.

RATIONALE

These types of toys present high risks for aspiration, eye injuries, and other types of injuries (1).

COMMENTS

Examples of projectile toys are: darts, arrows, air-pumped ball launchers, and sling shots.

TYPE OF FACILITY

Center, Early Head Start, Head Start, Large Family Child Care Home, Small Family Child Care Home

REFERENCES

1.  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. 2007. CPSC delivers the ABC’s of toy safety. Release no. 08-086. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08086.html.