Young World preschool in Daly City, California is eco-friendly and child safe. Children ages 2 – 6 love to play on the newly installed FreshGreen® Artificial Turf!
The play area previously was covered with wood chips, which are suitable for a children’s play area, but are not the best choice. The wood chips often leave children who have fallen with splinters and scrapes.
A consideration during the planning phase for the children’s play area was rubber paver bricks, the price alone made this option unrealistic. The price range for the rubber paver bricks is $10-$12 a square foot- compared to Fresh Green® Turf in the $2 range. The economic choice was a simple one for Young World owner, Monica Dong.
Young World choose FreshGreen® Turf for many reasons, one being the price- in comparison to the other options it was by far the most cost effective choice. The quality was another of the many reasons- they choose the highest quality yarn at a 2 inch length, which is suitable for their use. With children playing on the turf every day, both the yarn and backing needs to be extra durable. The efficient logistics was another of the many reasons, from purchase date to deliver date only a few days had elapsed.
The instillation was an easy one for Young Worlds owner’s husband, Kwan who took on the installation project himself. They removed the old ground cover which is the first step, you then want to
flatten the ground as best possible, so the turf has a good foundation under it.
Artificial turf is a great option for a children’s play area, it requires little maintenance and no watering.
About Young World
Young World is one of the largest Pre-Schools on the Peninsula with enrollment of 130 students and a sizeable wait list. There are four categories or grades Nursery, Pre School, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten. Unlike many other preschools where a child must come with his/her own food, Young World provides hot lunch of varying ethnic backgrounds to introduce children to new foods, including American, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and Mexican. Young World also provides a morning and afternoon snack for the children who attend either all day or for partial day included in the tuition price.
Aiming at fostering the creativity of its students many of the walls inside and outside of the preschool are painted with flowers, trees, numbers, letters, animals and children playing. English, math, arts and crafts, physical education and dance are the base of the curriculum. In addition to the classes that are offered regularly you might also choose to have your child learn a second language either Spanish or Chinese. A piano teacher helps to engage children in a love for musical arts. Private piano lessons are also available. Young World is everything your child needs to grow and succeed into a more grown up world!
Before Pictures of the Play Area
After years of play, much of the wood chips had moved around causing the black tarp under to show through. Wood chips spill over into walk area causing more clean up.
After Pictures with FreshGreen® Turf
The children love to play on the Turf with their shoes off!
The soft grass like feel makes playtime fun-time at Young World!
Visit www.youngworldpreschool.com for more information.
By: Kara Abendroth
April 7, 2008
