<br />
Playgrounds for Schools<br />
74% of parents believe it’s important for<br />
their children to play with a variety of kids,<br />
including those with disabilities.<br />
– Landscape Structures Inclusive Play Survey, 2014<br />
The Value of Play<br />
Development for the whole child<br />
Nearly half of school administrators report having cut<br />
significant time from physical education and recess to<br />
increase time devoted to reading and mathematics since<br />
passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001.<br />
– Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education<br />
to School, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, May 2013<br />
Research on the effects of play— especially not enough play— shows<br />
that children regularly deprived of quality play time can suffer from<br />
increased obesity and aggression, diminished self-esteem and poor<br />
performance in the classroom.<br />
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