With the increase in skin cancer in America, it is becoming increasingly important for child care centers to provide shade cover for children in outdoor play areas. These days, even adolescents in the US develop melanoma: 1 in 30,000 girls aged 15 - 19 will develop melanoma; 1 - 15,000 boys will develop it. Since 1973, the mortality rate for melanoma has increased 50%, so it is becoming critical for any day care or child care business owner to have a solid sun safety awareness and provide shade protection - especially in light of the fact that humans get 80% of our lifetime UV exposure by the time we are 18.

It is helpful to understand that infants are especially at risk because their melanin is not fully developed. (Melanin is the skin pigment that provides the skin with a small amount of natural sun protection.) Anyone thinking of starting a day care business would be amiss not to include shade structures in their day care business plan set up expenses. By providing sun shade structures for infants and children, you are showing parents that you are are committed to quality child care, and are concerned about their children's health.

The shade cloth used in the playground sun shade canopies designed and manufactured by TricoShade provide 91 - 98.8% UV protection. (The percentage depends on the shade cloth color you choose.) TricoShade can make custom shade structures and sun shade canopies to cover any size area or any type of commercial playground equipment - whether it be for a day care center, a school, a Head Start center, a recreation park area, etc.

TricoShade also sells safety pole pads online to help prevent kids from accidentally hurting themselves on poles in playgrounds.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

 

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