The Importance of Playground Safety Surfacing

Every day, thousands of children head outside to exercise and explore through play on residential and commercial playgrounds. While playgrounds are designed to encourage fun and activity, choosing the right playground safety surfacing is one of the most critical decisions you can make. A quality playground surfacing system helps reduce injuries while improving safety, accessibility, and long term performance of your playground. 

Falls, bruises, and abrasions are among the most common playground injuries. That's why selecting the right playground surfacing option is so important. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) estimates that more than 220,000 children under age 14 are treated for playground injuries in emergency rooms each year. Many of these injuries can be reduced by installing impact-absorbing surfaces that meet fall heigh requirements and current safety standards.

At Noah's Park & Playgrounds, we offer a variety of playground surfacing systems for schools, parks, churches, HOAs, and childcare centers. Whether you're looking for rubber playground surfacing, engineered wood fiber, artificial turf, wear mats, or other loose-fill materials, we'll help you choose the ideal system based on your playground design, budget, installation requirements, expected maintenance, preferred appearance and ADA accessibility needs. Many of our synthetic surfacing products are manufactured using recycled materials, come in a variety of colors, and provide the durability and quality today's playground industry expects.