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Accolades and AwardsJodie Adams announced as the 2017 PlayCore Hero Award recipient

PlayCore presented its annual Hero award to Jodie Adams at the 2017 NRPA conference in New Orleans, LA on September 26.

Press2017 National Recreation & Park Association Conference & Expo

PlayCore continued a leading presence in New Orleans, LA for the National Recreation & Park Association Conference & Expo this past September

Community Giving Initiatives Dero provides bikes to children in need

Team partners with Free Bikes 4 Kids for annual event

BlogThe Science of Play: Why Play?

Because nature designed us to play. Because we are built to enjoy its nature-assured benefits, which are manifold and often subtle in their manifestations.

PressPlayCore Recognizes Rotary Access for All Barrier-Free Playscape as an Inclusion National Demonstration Site

Playground in Red Deer, AB, Canada awarded for providing a space for children of all abilities.

ResearchNature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda

A team of researchers recently published research that nature contact may offer a range of human health benefits.

PressPlayCore Recognizes the Jackson Elementary School Playground as a National Demonstration Site for Play On!

New playground designed by the school’s parents and students promotes youth fitness .

Programs and PartnershipsTinkergarten Raises $5.4M to Get Kids to Go Outside, Play and Learn

To create an interest in nature-play in children as young as 18 months old, Brian Fitzgerald and his wife launched the Tinkergarten in 2015.

PressKids Kingdom Playground Recognized as an Inclusion & Play On! National Demonstration Site

New playground promotes inclusive play and youth fitness.