Playground Equipment and Playground Safety Resources

Here, you can find many useful playground equipment resources, ranging in topics from playground safety, healthy play, child development in playgrounds, play structures and accessibility, and affiliated playground equipment organizations. Feel free to browse or contact us with any other interesting or relevant content you’d like to see here.

Economic and Community Benefits of Playground Equipment

• The Economic Benefits of Open Space, Recreation Facilities and Walkable Community Design
  Active Living Research
• Analysis of the President’s Increased Park Funding in Proposed 2011 Federal Budget
  National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA)
• Public Perceptions of the Use & Benefits of Local Government Recreation and Parks Services:
  Alberta Recreation and Parks Association
• NRPA Awarded 1.1 Million in Stimulus Grant from HHS for Prevention and Healthy Play
  NRPA Press Release Archive

The Importance of Commercial Playground Equipment in Child Development and Healthy Play

• Promoting the Child’s Right to Play
  International Play Association
• Child’s Play: The Demise of Healthy Play
  Dr. Joe Frost, University of Texas at Austin
• Benefits of Playground Equipment for Children Aged 0-5
  Shasta Children and Families First Commission (SCFFC)
• IPEMA: The Importance of Healthy Play
  International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA)
•  Let Children Play!
  Canadian Child Care Federation
• Benefits of Children’s Playground Equipment
  LIVESTRONG.com
• Benefits of Risk on the Playground
  National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play

Playground Equipment and Accessibility

• Guide to ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Play Areas
  United States Access Board
• Playground Accessibility: Designing for Inclusive Play
  US National Center on Accessibility
• ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Play Areas
  United States Access Board
• Children's Playspaces and Equipment that are Accessible to Persons with Disabilities: FAQ
  Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disabilit
• Safety and Accessibility: More than Child's Play
  Standards Council of Canada

Playground Safety Standards

• Children’s Facilities & Commercial Playground Equipment: Space and Equipment Requirement
  National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (NRC)

• Playing it Safe National Playground Safety Survey Results
  U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Handbook for Public Playground Safety
  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

• Playing It Safe: A Fourth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playground Safety
  U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)
• Playground Safety Standards in Canada
  Safe Kids Canada

Affiliated Playground Equipment Organizations

•  NRPA: For the Advancement of Parks and Recreational Spaces
  National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
• WBDG: Playground Design and Equipment
  Whole Building Design Guide (WBD
•  IPEMA: Association for Equipment and Surface Manufacturers
  International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA)
• NPPS: The Leader in Research, Training and Development of Safe Play Areas
  The National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS)
  
• NPCAI: Association for Playground Equipment Contractors
  International Playground Contractors Association (NPCAI)
• ASLA: Professional Association for Landscape Architects
  American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
• NCCA: For the Licensed Childhood Care and Education Community
  National Child Care Association (NCCA)