Children's Playgrounds

Children's Playground Park am Buschkrug

In Berlin, there are approximately 630,000 children and young people below the age of eighteen. There are approximate 1,900 public children’s playgrounds for them. Most of these playgrounds are in public parks. Additional playgrounds are located on schoolyards and in the Berlin forests. In addition to the public children’s playgrounds, there are also private playgrounds in the green spaces of residential estates.

Stipulations for the provision of private playgrounds are contained in the Berlin Building Code (BauOBln).

Kinderspielplatz Nauener Platz

Public and private Playgrounds

Requirements according to the game needs of the age groups are presented. The building code regulates the requirements for playgrounds in new buildings. More information

Kinderspielplatz Victor-Klemperer-Platz

Supply with Public Playground Space

The level of supply of playground space is derived from the ratio between the existing stock and the calculated requirement. It is reported to the Senate Department for Urban Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment annually by the borough administrations. More information