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The toys are on the shelves but the doors to a new Christchurch daycare won't be opening just yet. BestStart's new Riccarton Park centre hasn't been granted noise compliance, due to concerns sound in the outdoor play area will affect children's hearing. There are already at least three other daycares that operate near Riccarton racecourse. Chief executive Fiona Hughes says testing shows they're only a couple of decibels off the World Health Organisations standard, and that they've never been faced with noise compliance regulations before. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.