Before taking on the task of setting up a play area in your business, please consider the cost and the results outlined below. Play areas are costly to install, and they create many new problems rather than acting as a solution. Play areas are best suited for day care centers and schools. Parents continually tell us that they would rather there be nothing in place than to have to keep little ones away from a tub of soiled or dangerous playthings.
Before you consider designing your own play area, please read about the liabilities of make shift play areas. You can fill this customer service need with a Play Table alone-- for a fraction of the cost it takes to equip and maintain a play area.
Play Areas Versus Play Tables |
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| Play areas are costly to install, costly to maintain, and create many new problems rather than acting as a solution for your business. | Play tables are perfect for keeping children engaged in public settings. They are safe, and nearly maintenance free. A small investment with big business returns. |
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Make-it-yourself play areas are not cost-effective. Here is the average cost of individual items for a make-it-yourself play area. • Table and chairs :$200-400, Toy box: $200-300, Bookcase: $100-200, Children's books $100-150, Toys 200-300,Television: $400-500,Video Collection: $100-150 Total average estimated cost of a make-it-yourself play area: $1,200-$2000 NOTE:The cost to purchase and install a permanent play system ranges from $2000-$5000. |
Play Tables cost $200 to $425--over a thousand dollars less than a make-it-yourself play area--and many thousands of dollars less than the cost of installing a permanent play system.
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Play Areas require daily maintenance to: • pick up toys • inspect for broken parts clean and sanitize • replace damaged or stolen toys, books, or crayons. |
Play Tables require Next to no maintenance--simply spray and wipe them clean. |
| Toys purchased for make–it–yourself play areas are usually not commercial grade and will not hold up in public settings. | Play Tables are of commercial quality, and are designed to be used in public settings. They last--giving you years of service--because they are built to endure heavy use. |
| Often kids remove toys from play areas and bring them home. Replacing lost or broken toys is costly. | No removable parts--no parts to replace. |
| Requires generous floor space and can interfere with floor traffic flow. | Play Tables can fit in tight spaces--our smallest one is only 19.5 inches square. |
| Play areas quickly become unkempt with scattered toys, books, and papers giving your business setting an unprofessional feel. | Play Tables are attractive in any setting and look clean and polished at all times. |
| Parents do not like to leave their children unattended in public play areas, so they are of no use unless two parents--or two adults--are available. One must stay in the play area so the other can conduct business. |
Play Tables can be strategically placed where they will serve your individual need best-- in a customer service office at a bank, for example, or in a sales room at a car dealership so that important papers can be signed and sales decisions made without confusion and interruption. |
| Play areas are noisy. Televisions programs, videos, or the sound of toy vehicles running along a floor, for example can be disruptive in a business or professional office setting. | Play tables encourage quiet cooperative play. They have won numerous awards for their design and educational merit. |
| Play areas pose many liabilities. Small parts can be a choking hazard for young children. Loose toys on floors can cause a tripping hazard. Dirty germ filled toys can be a health hazard. | Play tables are safe. They have no removable parts, and they bolt to the floor for stability. |
| Play areas encourage children to stay and stay. Play areas, although unsightly to your business atmosphere, can be very enticing for children. They may wish to stay long after their parents have conducted business. This can be disruptive to your clients or customers without children. | You don't want to turn your business into a day care center. You merely want to engage children just long enough for their parents to conduct business at hand. Play tables do just that. |
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Conclusion:
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| Play areas are costly to install, costly to maintain, and create many new problems rather than acting as a solution for your business. | Play tables are perfect for keeping children engaged in public settings. They are safe, and nearly maintenance free. A small investment with big business returns. |
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