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Safety & Maintenance

Safety & Maintenance

Protect Your Community and Your Investment

Your playground is more than a long-term investment—it’s a safe, welcoming space where children of all ages and abilities can play, learn, and explore for years to come.

At Cunningham Recreation, we know that building a great playground is just the start. Through Playground Guardian, our comprehensive safety and maintenance program, we help you protect your investment with CPSI-certified inspections, detailed maintenance planning, and ongoing support to keep your parks and playgrounds safe, compliant, and ready for play.

Start Your Project

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Lack of time and limited funding can make it difficult to properly inspect and maintain your park or playground

How We Help You Succeed

Cunningham Recreation guides customers through every step of creating their perfect park or playground—so they never have to navigate the process alone. Our experienced team listens, designs, and builds play and fitness spaces that fit your vision, budget, and timeline. With trusted partners like GameTime and other industry leaders, we help you create fun, safe, sustainable outdoor recreation spaces that bring communities together and make you proud of the results.

Audits, inspections, ADA assessments

Safety surface testing for fall attenuation

Maintenance planning and staff training

Safety compliance documentation and reporting

Park Protector DIY inspection and management software

Our Process is Easy

We begin by learning about your goals, challenges, site requirements, and community needs.
Together, we create creative, cost-effective solutions that align with your vision, budget, and timeline.
Our team handles every detail, from equipment selection to professional installation, ensuring a smooth, high-quality result.
We remain your partner long after installation—providing maintenance, safety inspections, and resources that keep your recreation spaces thriving for years.

We have been working with Playground Guardian for a number of years doing our playground inspections, and they have become like an extension of our team. Their thorough inspections services have made our playgrounds much safer.

- Luis Milanes , Elizabeth Public Schools

Why Cunningham Recreation?

For nearly 60 years, Cunningham Recreation has been a trusted partner for landscape architects, parks, schools, churches, HOAs, and municipalities. Complete park and playground solutions from the company you trust!

The Cunningham Recreation Difference

Unmatched Expertise: With thousands of successful playground and park projects across 17 states, our decades of experience provide proven insight into what makes outdoor spaces thrive and impact communities.
Comprehensive, Turnkey Support: From planning and design to installation, safety, and long-term maintenance, we handle every detail—so you have one trusted partner from start to finish.
One-Stop Shop: We partner with PlayCORE, GameTime, Lappset, and other industry leaders to provide safe, durable, and innovative commercial playground, park and outdoor recreation products for a complete one-stop shop.
Customized Solutions: Each project is tailored to your site, budget, and community goals, ensuring your recreation space delivers lasting value and impact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Playground Guardian is Cunningham Recreation’s dedicated safety and maintenance partner, providing expert inspections, audits, and maintenance services to help keep your playgrounds safe, compliant, and in great condition year-round.
Playground Guardian offers comprehensive on-site services including CPSI-certified safety inspections, detailed audits, maintenance planning, and safety surfacing testing to ensure your playground meets all current safety standards.
It’s recommended that playgrounds receive visual inspections monthly and detailed CPSI-certified safety inspections at least once per year, depending on usage (it could be monthly, quarterly or bi-annually), location, and environmental conditions.
Playground Guardian uses professional impact attenuation testing to measure the shock-absorbing performance of your surfacing and verify compliance with ASTM F1292 standards, ensuring adequate protection against falls.