Playground Assessment for Childcare Facilities
We will provide the following services in our Playground Assessment program:
- Written assessment of the playground and its environment by a Certified Playground Safety Inspector that includes:
- A layout of the playground areas
- Identification of the manufacturer of each piece of equipment and the contact for replacement parts or repair, if possible
- Identification of type of surfacing and its compliance relating to the height of equipment and intended use of the area
- Identification and classification of hazards in the playground area
- Identification of non-conforming products and designs
- Identification of installation problems
- Identification of environmental and maintenance conditions
- A report of the playground's compliance with current CPSC, ASTM and ADA requirements
- Pictures and a narrative description of the current conditions of the area
- Recommendations for corrective action
- Documentation of hazards identified in the assessment according to the degree of severity of a potential accident
- A Likely to cause death or a permanent disability
- B Likely to cause a serious but not permanently disabling injury
- C Likely to cause a slight injury or is non-compliant
- X Compliant and correct
- M Maintenance issue
(National Association for the Education of Young Children)
- Recommendations for a regular and ongoing inspection and maintenance program including:
- Format for high frequency inspections by in-house staff
- Recommendations for record keeping
- Recommendation for the annual low frequency inspection by a Certified Playground Safety Inspector
- Recommendations for preventative maintenance
- Recommendations for training for in-house staff that are responsible for high frequency inspections and daily maintenance
