Make sure adult supervision is present at the playground. It is estimated that more than 40 percent of playground injuries may be in some way related to inadequate supervision. Children should always be observed when playing on playground equipment. Adults need to watch for potential hazards, observe children playing, intercede and facilitate play when necessary and be available in case an injury occurs. Guide children to play on age-appropriate equipment.
Children are developmentally different.
Therefore, equipment designed for children ages 5 to 12 is too big for children ages 2 to 5. Different playing areas for each of the age groups should be available and children should only play on their age-appropriate equipment. Survey the play area and make sure it is free of apparent hazards. When visiting a play area, first visually survey the area and check to see that there are no apparent immediate hazards. Hazards range from broken glass or metal pieces lying around to playground design that creates congestion among the play equipment where children could collide or fall on each other.