Julie Staley, Director of Youth Programs for Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club is BUSY and everything she does revolves around helping families stay healthy. Recently, she installed an indoor play area for her youngest members.

Through her youth programs, Julie runs a daycare, summer camps, after-school camps, drop-in activities, arts and crafts, an “Exercade” with interactive fitness video games… the list goes on. All of these fun, healthy activities for kids help parents get a guilt-free workout. Viola! The whole family stays healthy and fit.


In June, Julie watched as Soft Play installed new soft-foam play area equipment in the Greenwood Athletic Club daycare center. The previous play equipment included a multi-level, hard plastic maze that kids crawled through.

“It was very hard to clean and it was hard to see the kids all the time,” says Staley.

Working with Soft Play, Staley says she “tried to select the pieces with the most play value” and she reports that both kids and parents alike love the new play elements. She even says that it has helped to recruit new members to the athletic facility.

About Soft Play’s Safe, Healthy Products

Soft Play provides a great place for children to exercise while they learn and have fun. Our climbers, slides and tunnels help develop gross motor skills, test spatial relationships and build confidence. Our wall-mounted games and puzzles help with cognition, problem solving and hand/eye coordination.

Active play experiences are part of a healthy lifestyle that parents want for their children and Soft Play’s coatings have been tested and ASTM (G21 and E2180) certified antibacterial. All Soft Play play areas are ADA compliant and inspected by a Soft Play safety specialist. Soft Play outdoor playground equipment meets all product requirements of ASTM F-1487 – Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specifications for Playground Equipment for Public Use.

Soft Play play areas are perfectly suited for children to use their imaginations, experiment, take risks and to increase coordination. Read “How Children Learn from Soft Play” by Founder and Creative Director Jon Norby.