Young children have a hard time judging distance, and being aware of how their clothing is hanging. The most injuries occur outdoors. This makes is a teacher/parent/guardians job to always check for dangerous situations. Do daily checks that there are no hazardous materials, broken glass, animal feces, and another dangers in the playground. Slides and swings cause the most amount of injury for the early childhood years. Be sure to use the safest, most child friendly swing, and if there are swings for toddlers, that they have seat belts. Plastic is better than metal, because metal heats, and is much heavier. If you have metal, keep it in the shade, as it tends to heat. For slides, make sure the platform can fit a child comfortably on top. To reduce speed, the slide should be parallel to the ground, at the bottom of the slide. There should be handrails at the top of the slide. The bottom of the slide should not coincide with a traffic-y area of the playground. All the playground equipment should be the correct size for the children's age and development.
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