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That sounds about the same for our preschool. Our K-12 school goes out in all weather and that is a big reason why we picked it.

I think it's 28F, and at that temp they only go out for 5 min. I think there's a chart.

there is no law that I know of but school boards tend to keep kids in if it's between -20 and -28 Celsius.

The daycare my LO attends won't take the infant room out if they aren't going to enjoy it. My LO usually naps during outside time and hasn't been out with daycare in a few weeks.

I'm in Michigan and I don't know for sure but I know it's lower than 32...plus I think ours is based on the windchill...

We were in the 20s this week and I know they went outside...sometimes it's only for 15-20 mins but still it makes me happy!

I'm in Ontario, and the provincial guidelines say if it's below -15 (before wind chill) they can't go outside. I think they also use their judgement - the other day it was pretty cold and they said they went outside, but only for a few minutes (which made me laugh, because it probably took five times that long to get 15 toddlers in boots, coats, snow pants, hats, and mittens).

@regberadaisy: 32F here, too, or icy and any temperature

Wow. The kids would never go outside here if it was 32. DD1 goes to a nature preschool and they spend half the day outside. I believe the wind chill needs to be above 0 degrees F for them to have school. The kids are all so adorable bundled up in their snowsuits at drop off. It's not helping me learn to tell them apart though LOL.

We're in NY and the day care doesn't take out the kids once it's winter. I think they just don't want to bother, even if it's a nice mild winter like this one. I'm happy with them overall, but this is one of the things I wish they'd change!

32 degrees. But we miss a lot more time due to the summer rules of not taking them out of its over 95.

Same but it doesn't bother me. Especially with wind chills. I wouldn't want to go outside at that temp as a teacher and freeze my butt off while standing around watching the kids play. They do dance or some other activity that gets them moving.

NY too but the kids don't go out much in the winter. They have a huge indoor gym so I'm fine with it.

I live in North Dakota. I don't know if there is a rule, but it seems schools always send the kids outside. This last friday they did stay indoors, but it was -18F actual temperature with a wind chill of -35F. Daycare seems to let the kids stay inside if it is below 0F.

It was about 1 degree feels like temp the other day and they went out.

32. But I don't think it is a huge deal here. In this area it tends to go up and down throughout the winter, and since my LO is 1 and refuses to keep on hat or gloves I don't really want her out when its 10 degrees anyways. If she was older I'd prefer she go out more though.

@auggiefrog: That's the state regulation in Wisconsin, not just the policy at your center

@regberadaisy: 32 is crazy high, how do you keep the kids in for months at a time?
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I didn't know so I just looked and there are no regulations for our province. They do have outside time every day at our daycare until around -15 Celsius.

The kids are out for hours each day at preschool, except during heavy rain. The cut-off temp is about the same as @Charm54: at around -15°C / 5°F. It usually doesn't get much colder around these parts, so anything colder is considered very cold. It was -25°C /-13°F the other day, but that's pretty rare and doesn't last very long.

The kids are out for hours each day, on the rare occasions they stay in, they use the elementary school's indoor gym (the preschool is located in a separate wing of the elementary).