Safe and fun playgrounds

About this book

"Play is important for cognitive, emotional, and physical development of children. Use the four components experts have identified for safety: supervision, age-appropriate design, fall-surfacing that contains approved materials, and equipment maintenance.This handbook is what you need to maintain an existing, or to create a new, pleasing, and challenging playground that is safe, but not boring.Heather M. Olsen, EdD, is executive director of the National Program for Playground Safety.Susan D. Hudson, PhD, has been an educator, consultant, and practitioner in the field of leisure, youth, and human services for over thirty-nine years.Donna Thompson, PhD, founded the National Program for Playground Safety"-- "This handbook is what you need to create pleasing and challenging playgrounds that are safe, but not boring. Use the four components experts have identified for safety: Supervision by appropriate individuals, Age-appropriate design, Fall-surfacing that contains approved materials, Equipment maintenance"--