# Outdoor Activity Space for School-Age Children (a) In addition to Section 101238.2, the following shall apply: (b) In combination programs, outdoor activity space provided for school-age child care center children shall be physically separated from space provided for other child care center children. (1) Physical separation between school-age and other child care center children shall not apply when a planned activity is being conducted. (c) School-age child care programs that meet the requirements of Health and Safety Code Section 1596.806 are exempt from square-footage requirements for outdoor activity space. (1) Health and Safety Code Sections 1596.806(b), (b)(1) and (d) pertain to the exemption from square-footage requirements for outdoor activity space for school-age child care programs that meet the requirements of Health and Safety Code Section 1596.806. {% hint style="info" %} Health and Safety Code Sections 1596.806(b), (b)(1) and (d) state: (b) School grounds, other than rooms used as classrooms, used by a schoolage child care program operated on a functioning schoolsite pursuant to either paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) shall be exempt from all of the following requirements imposed by the department on child day care facilities: (1) Fencing, outdoor activity space, toilet, and isolation space requirements.... (d) For purposes of this section, "schoolage child care program" means a program for children who are four years and nine months or older and are currently enrolled in a school or are dependent children living within the same household as a child attending a school, operated by an entity that contracts with the school to provide staff and program.... {% endhint %} (d) The exemption from square-footage requirements for outdoor activity space is only valid if the entire program is operated in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 1596.806. > NOTE: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1596.72, 1596.73, 1596.806 and 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://t22.caqualityearlylearning.org/continuing-requirements-2/outdoor-activity-space-for-school-age-children.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.