Step 2: Assess your needs.
Adapted from "Eight Steps
to the Ultimate Playground" by Landscape Structures Inc.
Once
you've established your objectives, it's time to focus on the details.
The playground design process includes a User Assessment Form that asks
more specific questions about your playground project.
-
Overall
budget
-
Number
of children
-
Age
distribution
-
Size
and budget of area for each age group
-
Target
dates
-
Specific
equipment requests
-
Special
uses or needs
-
Approvals
required
-
Plans
for existing equipment, if any
-
Number
of phases, if any
Answer
these questions by surveying or meeting with the people in the community
affected by your decisions: children, parents, teachers, and neighbourhood
residents. Don't forget to consult with the people who will maintain the
playground after it's built.
|
Tip:
"Pride in your playground" is one of the best deterrents to vandalism;
involving the whole community in the planning process minimises vandalism.
|
|
|
