SAFE and Fun Playgrounds Heather M. Olsen

Name: SAFE and Fun Playgrounds By Heather M. Olsen
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SAFE and Fun Playgrounds by Heather M. Olsen

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Summary

Play is important for the cognitive, emotional, and physical development of children. Experts have identified four components for safety: supervision by appropriate individuals; age-appropriate design; fall-surfacing that contains approved materials; and equipment maintenance. This handbook is what you need to create pleasing and challenging playgrounds that are safe, but not boring.

SAFE and Fun Playgrounds Summary

SAFE and Fun Playgrounds: A Handbook by Heather M. Olsen

Play is important for cognitive, emotional, and physical development of children. Use the four components experts have identified for safety:

Supervision by appropriate individuals
Age-appropriate design
Fall-surfacing that contains approved materials
Equipment maintenance

This handbook is what you need to create pleasing and challenging playgrounds that are safe, but not boring.

About Heather M. Olsen

Heather M. Olsen, EdD, executive director of the National Program for Playground Safety has spent her professional career providing education and training for safe and engaging playgrounds across the country. Dr. Olsen is also a professor at the University of Northern Iowa in the College of Education, USA.

Susan D. Hudson, PhD, has been an educator, consultant, and practitioner in the field of leisure, youth and human services for over 39 years. She is a McElroy Professor, one of only three such endowed professorships in the country, and the former Education Director for the National Program for Playground Safety.

Donna Thompson, PhD, founded the National Program for Playground Safety and established the NPPS SAFE program for playground safety used by many organizations today. Dr. Thompson has been a professor at the University of Northern Iowa, USA for over 35 years and continues to educate educators, caregivers, and others on playground design and safety.

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Sku

GOR013048723

ISBN 13

9781605544601

ISBN 10

1605544604

Title

SAFE and Fun Playgrounds: A Handbook by Heather M. Olsen

Author

Heather M. Olsen

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Redleaf Press

Year published

20151201

Number of pages

176

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