<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>How do other hackerspaces and makerspaces handle small children within the space?</div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144fae"><br></font>We've set our initial policy as no-one under the age of 18 will be a member or will operate shop tools.<br>However, we're in a town in where many people have young families -- and we're much more likely to <br>have people use the space more frequently if we have a way for them to have their children nearby or <br>have a safe area for the kids to hang out. <br><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144fae"><br></font>What decisions have you made at your spaces? If you have decided to accommodate small children, how<br>have you handled the liability and safety issues?<br><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144fae"><br></font>Shirley Hicks<br>Board member-at-large<br>Red Mountain Makers<br>5502 1st Avenue North<br>Birmingham, AL 35212<br><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144fae"><br></font>Email: <a href="mailto:redmtnadm@redmountainmakers.org">redmtnadm@redmountainmakers.org</a><br><a href="http://www.redmountainmakers.org">www.redmountainmakers.org</a><br>-----------------------------------------<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144fae"><br></font></div><br></body></html>