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Early Childhood centres are concerned about the cost to remove and dispose of potentially asbestos contaminated products after asbestos was found in a range of coloured play sand.
Some schools and childhood centres have closed after a significant recall last week that included four products sold by Kmart.
The Early Childhood Council's chief executive Simon Laube told Midday Report the news was worrying to centres.
"It's still early days as we try and work out who has got the products and who hasn't but so far we've got one of our members who definitely was using two of the products in two centres," he said.
The cost of testing for asbestos and then potentially disposing of products was significant, he said.
More than 200 schools and childcare centres have sought advice from the Ministry of Education.
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