We love this for our 18 month old daughter.  She was THRILLED when we lead her outside to play for the first time.  It's truly added to our outdoor space and she can tackle the steps and slides on her own so it's truly perfect for her.  We built a 12 foot by 18 foot area and used rubber mulch to fill it.  The climber fits perfect within this area with plenty of room around the slides for her to land.  I would definitely recommend this for parents with young, first timers.The only con to the climber I can mention is that each piece is color coded however, the directions are in black and white.  It didn't take us long to assemble but would've moved much more quickly if the directions were in color as well.  Other than that