As a daycare provider, I have had wood chips on my playground until about 5 years ago. Wood chips are very dangerous for children. Wood chips are most prevelant on swingsets and jungle gyms! However, it is important that, as adults, we keep children away from woodchips! We replaced our wood chips with turf after a incident with one of our four year olds. When reseaching more about wood chips, we found out that there are many dangers that come along with wood chips! Dangers of wood chips include: the lodging of the wood in the child mouth and chins! Also there is the ability for woodchips to get stuck in the child’s knee. Good alternatives for promoting playground safety include turf flooring, or even blacktops!