Question

A neighbor cleans her craft room and donates a box of art supplies to your child care program. Many of the art supplies in the box are in unmarked jars or plastic food containers. There are no "AP" seals on any of the labeled materials. What should you do?

1) Although you are concerned about the safety of the art materials for use by young children, you decide the materials will be fine for older children to use since they won't put the materials in their mouths.
2) The art materials in the box look very interesting, so you decide to use the art materials with careful supervision to make sure none of the children use their mouths to explore them.
3) Without clear labels and no sign of the AP seal on any of the art materials in the box, you decide the materials are not safe for children's use and throw them away.

Answer 1

The best course of action is to throw away the art supplies without clear labels and an AP seal, as they are potentially hazardous for children's use.

Step-by-step explanation:

When receiving art supplies with unmarked jars or plastic containers, it is important to prioritize the safety of the children. Option 3, throwing away the materials, is the best course of action as the materials lack clear labels and the AP seal, indicating they are not safe for children's use. Even older children should not be exposed to potentially hazardous art supplies. It is crucial to maintain a safe environment by properly disposing of these materials.