Provide access to outdoor playgrounds
Rationale: Playgrounds with creative, cooperative, and physical play elements create opportunities for children to socialize, exercise, and learn — lowering the risk of developing obesity and emotional and behavioral disorders.
Requirements
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Requirement Guidance: For buildings with multiple entrances, identify a main building entrance that is used to access a common area within the building such as a lobby, reception area, or main circulation pathway.
A playground area may qualify for more than one building. A combination of multiple playground areas that meet the below requirements may qualify for the strategy. |
Demonstrate compliance with one of the options below:
Option 1 - Outdoor Playground Within Project Boundary (Full Credit):
Demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:
- Identify an outdoor playground that incorporates elements for a minimum of two of the following types of play:
- creative or imaginative play (such as colorful ground markings, moving elements, or other equipment that allows children to imagine scenarios)
- cooperative play (such as sand boxes, building blocks, or other equipment that requires at least two children to play)
- physical play (such as monkey bars, climbing walls, or other equipment that requires children to exert physical effort).
- Ensure that the identified playground is free of charge to all occupants within the project.
- Locate the identified playground in an open space within the project boundary.
- Ensure the playground is open and functional year-round.
Option 2 - Outdoor Playground Nearby (Partial Credit):
The project may achieve partial credit by demonstrating compliance with the following requirements:
- Identify an outdoor playground that incorporates elements for a minimum of two of the following types of play:
- creative or imaginative play (such as colorful ground markings, moving elements, or other equipment that allows children to imagine scenarios)
- cooperative play (such as sand boxes, building blocks, or other equipment that requires at least two children to play)
- physical play (such as monkey bars, climbing walls, or other equipment that requires children to exert physical effort).
- Ensure that the identified playground is free of charge to all occupants within the project.
- Locate the identified playground within a 1/2-mile or 800-meter walking route of the project boundary.
- Ensure the playground is open and functional year-round.
Compliance Documentation
Types of compliance documentation required:
- Annotated design drawings
- Annotated photographs
- Certified statements
- Annotated map
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