CADES Inclusive Playground and Music Garden
Thank you for visiting the CADES Inclusive Playground and Music Garden webpage.
Our vision for our playground is a place where everyone gets to play together- where difference is learned about, understood, and appreciated, which will help our community grow and thrive. We see a playground where children who use mobility devices like wheelchairs and gait trainers can ride the same equipment with children who do not. Where children who use adaptive switches can connect with interactive panels and play games with children who do not. Where children can find their “just right zone” by playing the chimes in our Music Garden or getting a little sensory relief in our Zen Zone.
Frequently Asked Questions:
To learn more about our playground, check out our FAQs below, as well as some information about the equipment.
- Since CADES operates an approved private school through the PA Department of Education from September to July, the CADES Inclusive Playground and Music Garden will be open to the public on:
- Weekdays: 4:00 PM to Dusk
- Weekends: Dawn to Dusk
- During the month of August, the CADES Inclusive Playground and Music Garden will be open to the public 7 days a week from dawn to dusk.
- The exceptions to these hours will be federal holidays and/or when schools are not in session.
- Changes to this schedule will be announced through our social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor) as well as this website.
- That is our pavilion, and it has seen its fair share of birthday parties over the years. That space is available “first come, first serve,” so you do not need to contact CADES to reserve the area.
- We ask that if you would like to host a gathering on our playground that you:
- do it during public hours,
- make sure you leave the playground and pavilion area like you found it (such as disposing of all waste in the trash cans, taking any uneaten food or drinks with you, etc.),
- consider making a donation to our Playground Maintenance Fund so we can continue to keep our playground open for our students as well as the public.
- You can make a donation by using the QR code that can be found on our playground mural or by clicking here.
We do have 24-7 recorded video surveillance, so if there is any damage to the equipment on either playground area we will work with the authorities and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. We want this playground to be available to generations of kids and families, and we have to protect it.
CADES does not own or maintain the track and field area next to our playground and parking lot. That area is owned and operated by the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.
- We ask that service animals be the only pets allowed on either of our playground areas to prevent damage to the playground surfaces and any of the equipment.
- You can always direct message us on any of our social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), or you can reach out to our Director of Communications JP Pedergnana at jon-paul.pedergnana@cades.org.
