How to Plan For a Kids Indoor Playground for Your Facility

How to Plan For a Kids Indoor Playground for Your Facility

Indoor playgrounds are a great addition for businesses who want to add more fun to their day. And if you have already thought of having one, it’s actually simpler than you ever thought. Indoor playgrounds are actually spreading like wildfire since it can be associated with different businesses.

If you look around, there a number of restaurants around town have playground partners. This means that these establishments have created recreational areas for kids to have fun before or after having a bite. Before starting with having your own indoor playground, better make sure to plan it well with these simple guidelines.

Do your Research

Before starting, you should gather information on your prospect neighbourhood. Here are simple questions to get started on doing your research:

Any specific neighborhoods in mind?

Any target location in mind within the neighborhoods you have chosen?

How many children are between ages 0-12

How many competitors within the neighborhood?

If there are, how will you be able to market yours?

How much will be the costing in total?

How big the space needed for the playground?

What is the purpose of the playground?

Even though these are simple questions, these questions help in providing a concrete picture on the progress of your indoor playground. It will also help you establish your own business plan that you will eventually show your potential investors.

Create a Business Plan

After answering the questions above, you can now start with the serious stuff. Creating a business plan is essential to starting a business. Along with the information generated from the questions above, this is where you will indicate calculations and simple analysis of the business: examples are break-even analysis, start-up expenses, and 3-year projections. Moreover, having a business plan can help in convincing investors to invest in the business.

Preparation and Production

After finally deciding on the finances, location and theme of the playground, it’s time to prepare the equipment. There are a lot of playground manufacturers who are skilled in creating safe and high-quality equipment that is recognized by international organizations. Of course, safety is a number one concern of parents.

Playgrounds are a place of fun and friendship for children. That is why safety and quality of materials should be considered in order to lessen the worries of parents and let the kids roam around at their own free will. And when it comes to manufacturing and installing playground equipment, IPLAYCO has been creating FUN since 1999, planning, and designing kid’s indoor playground for any type of business and is recognized by many international organizations. For interested establishments, call +1 604-607-1111 or email sales@iplayco.com or our website at www.iplayco.com 

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Working with your project team, our Iplayco sales and CAD designers
makes your project easier and saves your money.

FEC design, consulting and implementation from Start to Finish.

You give us the space to work with and we give you the keys to your own exciting business. In founding Iplayco, we wanted to break away6 from the norm to provide a more rewarding experience for kids. "Lets create things that are good for the children to interact with and let the minds be creative, that's a big part of what we do, whether its theming, unique shapes or play events", quoted Scott Forbes, President at International Play Company.

Iplayco uses their own FEC for research and development purposes to see which of its products guests enjoy more, and maybe more important, it's a training site for people considering opening a similar facility. Dozens of customers, some from as far away as Mexico and Europe have visited The Great Escape to learn firsthand how to run a FEC.

Iplayco offers a vast turnkey service that covers the business plan, financing, operations, design, training and marketing.

By mixing interactivity and theming as well as putting an equal importance on creativity and aesthetics, Iplayco has earned a loyal customer base, it's products can be found in more than 60 countries around the world.

PPA Aspire Awards 2011

International Play Company (Iplayco)
Congratulates Clients in
Winning Four Awards at the PPA Aspire Awards

 The Play Providers Association (PPA) held its prestigious ASPIRE Awards ceremony last week in conjunction with the Euro Attractions Show (EAS), London. The Play Providers Association represents the highest quality indoor play centres in the UK. They aim to promote, develop and protect interests of all businesses engaged in providing enclosed play facilities and encourage children's physical activity through play.  

International Play Company (Iplayco) would like to congratulate The Bubbles Factory, Ollies, Time Twisters and Firehouse for winning awards at this gala event.  

GOLD - The Bubbles Factory - Best New Site

SILVER- Ollies Playland - Single Site (Operator of the Year)

BRONZE- Time Twisters - Single Site (Operator of the Year)

SILVER - Firehouse - Best Food and Beverage Offering

Iplayco designed, manufactured and installed the indoor playground equipment including various custom theming at all four locations.

The ASPIRE Awards are now in their fourth year and aim to identify and showcase innovative operators making great strides to raise standards in the Indoor Play market with the winners decided by a combination of a judging panel and mystery shopper reports. The Play Providers Association (PPA) is a not for profit trade association representing the operators of indoor play or family entertainment centres in the UK. The PPA ASPIRE Awards are held annually and reward and recognise excellence in a number of key business areas.

Quoted on the PAA website, Martin Hannah owner of Bubbles Factory located in Carluke Scotland who is just entering his second year of operation and a newcomer to the event commented 

" I was delighted to be in London to receive such a prestigious award on behalf of The Bubbles Factory staff; it reflects wholly on the dedication and commitment of the staff to give the customers, both young and old, the fun, food and facilities they deserve"

As the name implies this award winning play area was designed with the Bubble theme in mind. The main play frame has various slides, a large ball pool, mini trampolines, tunnels, obstacle walks, cargo climbs, a climbing wall, monkey bars, sky bridges, moonwalks and a whole lot more!  The entirely separate area for toddlers and babies features a ball pool, a slide, soft foam elements, a step 'n' slide and floor puzzles. The soft foam wall seating around the area lets adults be close enough to offer support while still allowing independence.

For the third straight year TimeTwisters is recognised in UK Play Centre Awards.  TimeTwisters achieved 3rd Place in the UK Play Centre of the Year category in the Play Providers Association ASPIRE AWARDS. While being recognised as one of the best play centres in the UK is quite an achievement, doing it three years in a row is something to be proud of.

Ollie's, 2011 wins runner up UK Play Industry Awards Operator of the year; 2010 finalists for Best Play Centre; 2009 wins Bronze for Best Play Center; and 2008 wins Silver in the Best New Site category.  Award winning soft play area for children of all abilities aged 11, would love to see you at his 2 level indoor children’s play area in the Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole. We offer a fun and friendly atmosphere for both children and parents. We have a cafe with plenty of seating throughout the play area.

 

Firehouse, great soft play area based not surprisingly on the theme of a Fire Station. Large safe play area with plenty of room and a separate area for under 4's. There is also a big slide for the older children which is great fun.