Evaluation and Strategic Planning of Playground for Kids to Reduce the Accident Risk (Case Study it Immanuel Kindergarten Batu City)

Essentially, kids world are identic with playing activities, mainly in early age kids. Through games, children are experiencing the learning process. This study aims to evaluate and provide recommendations to reduce the risk of accidents at Kindergarten. The result shows that there were several accidents experienced by children when playing in a playground such as bumping into a friend, crashing into a game device, stumbling, and falling from the playground. The playground in Immanuel Kindergarten generally has a relatively narrow and hollow place but has a clear guardrail so that children remain within reach. Some students play not according to how to play the tool, which increases the risk of falling. In general, there are differences between playgrounds at Immanuel Kindergarten and playground standards (p value 0.03<0.05), which is caused by several factors that influence human, method, equipment and environment. The improvements suggestions are referred to the strategy that is most likely to be implemented, namely the SO strategy to provide prior knowledge to children before playing and manage to play facilities.