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Playground Checks

Every check filed before you leave the site.

A quick check on the phone, hazards sent to repair, and a record you can hand to a licensing visit.

Open your free Playground Checks register

Free for two playgrounds, no card. See a sample playground check record

Free tool: next due date

Enter the date and the next one appears here.

Our suggested interval; no rule sets one.

The rules, with where each one came from.

Each date this app counts and each check it runs on a save is listed here with its source and the day we last read it. Where a rule lives in a paid standard, we cite it and keep the same facts in our own layout; we never copy the standard's text or forms.

10

sourced rules in this trade, each read on or after Oct 28, 2026.

Dates it counts

  1. Routine owner check: the interval set in routine check interval (days) from the last routine check.Our suggested interval; no rule sets one.
    Suggested
  2. Daily check before use (Michigan licensed child-care centers only): 1 day from the last daily check (michigan centers).From Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8125 Outdoor play area (LII), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    Rule

What it checks when you save

  1. Follow the manufacturer's maintenance instructions and inspection schedule closely; where none exists, set your own.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  2. A playground that is used often needs checks and maintenance more often.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  3. Loose-fill surfacing is never shallower than 9 inches, except shredded or recycled rubber.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  4. Install loose fill deeper than the minimum to allow for settling, for example 12 inches at first where 9 are needed.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  5. Keep the records of every maintenance inspection and repair. The handbook states no retention period.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  6. The person doing the inspection signs and dates the form they used.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  7. Also keep a record of any accident or injury reported on the playground.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  8. Michigan child-care centers inspect the outdoor play area every day before it is used.From Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8125 Outdoor play area (LII), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  9. In Michigan, a certified playground safety inspector has to inspect the equipment, use zones and surfacing.From Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8125 Outdoor play area (LII), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference

Asked, and answered from the rule.

How deep should loose-fill playground surfacing be?

  1. Loose-fill surfacing is never shallower than 9 inches, except shredded or recycled rubber.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. Install loose fill deeper than the minimum to allow for settling, for example 12 inches at first where 9 are needed.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.

How often must a Michigan child-care center inspect its play area?

  1. Michigan child-care centers inspect the outdoor play area every day before it is used.From Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8125 Outdoor play area (LII), checked Oct 28, 2026.

What records should a playground keep?

  1. Keep the records of every maintenance inspection and repair. The handbook states no retention period.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. The person doing the inspection signs and dates the form they used.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.
  3. Also keep a record of any accident or injury reported on the playground.From Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC), checked Oct 28, 2026.

What it keeps for you.

Playground

Playground name, Used by, Surfacing, Routine check interval, Last routine check, and more.

What your client receives.

The playground check record, as the app issues it the moment the check is saved: signed, dated and frozen, with what is next due. This one is filled with invented records so you can read it before you sign up.

Building owners read every report filed to them in one binder, free.

Sample Inspection Co. (fictional) · Playground Checks

Playground check record

Avery Lund

Playground

Playground name
Avery Lund
Used by
Child-care center
Surfacing
Wood chips
Routine check interval
7 days

and 3 more fields

Routine

Loose bolts, missing end caps, cracks or sharp edges on equipmentPass
Broken glass, trash or other debris in the play areaPass
Cracks in plastic partsPass
Loose anchoring or footingsPass
Rot or insect damage in woodPass
Surfacing deep enough, especially under swings and at slide exitsPass

and 4 more on the full report

Readings

Loose-fill surfacing depth (not shredded or recycled rubber)13.6 inPass

Photos

No photos on file.

Findings

No findings on file.

Signature

Not signed in the app; signed on paper if at all.

Next due

Daily check before use (Michigan licensed child-care centers only)Sep 12, 2026Set by rule
Routine owner checkSep 18, 2026Our suggested interval

A recordkeeping aid. It does not certify compliance and is not legal advice.

Every name, date and number on this sample is invented.

What Playground Checks costs.

Free

$0
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 person

Solo

$9 a monthFounders price; list $19
  • 25 playgrounds
  • 2 people

Crew

$24 a monthFounders price; list $49
  • 250 playgrounds
  • 10 people

Company

$49 a monthFounders price; list $99
  • 2,500 playgrounds
  • 25 people

All-Access

$74 a monthFounders price; list $149
  • 2,500 playgrounds
  • 25 people
  • The same limits in every trade
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