Would that qualify us under the “special districts” clause and “open to the public during regular recreational hours”?
Our center’s playground is only open to the children enrolled in the center. A. Although you may qualify as a public entity, your project location does not qualify, as you would be unable to verify that the project is a public playground that is open to the public during normal recreational hours. Normal recreational hours are those hours that children normally play, usually during the daylight hours of any given day. Licensed childcare facilities are not eligible as the facility cannot be open to the public for recreation. Q. Our playground is on the roof of the school and is not accessible to the public. Can I be exempt from keeping my playground open to the public? A. CIWMB requires all Playground Cover Grant projects to be open to the public during normal recreational hours. However, if the application is from a school district there may be specific reasons why the playground cannot be open to the public. To ensure this grant program does not exclude school districts with compellin
