The Lucky Kindergarten in Shunyi district of Beijing was officially opened on September 1, taking on an entirely new look. The polyurethane playground marked “BLUE STAR” did surprise the parents. “It’s so beautiful and it will be definitely clean and safe for the kids to play on!” As parents of the children talked, they could not help but admire the completed playground. “Thanks to Beijing BlueStar, the kindergarten is so different!” said Ning Tanyu, president of Lucky Kindergarten.
At the end of July, Beijing BlueStar environmental trade union learnt by chance that the Lucky Kindergarten near BlueStar Garden was about to be officially opened on September 1st. Yet its facilities were inadequate. This aroused wide discussion and debate throughout the neighborhood. Many were afraid that the kindergarten was unable to be opened on schedule and kindergarten teachers were also under great pressure. Upon hearing the news, Beijing BlueStar environmental trade union had meetings to address the problem. The kindergarten was originally planned as a community leisure hall, later the education commission of Shunyi district of Beijing deemed that children in the community had difficulty in going to a nursery, and immediately modified the leisure hall into a community kindergarten. For this reason, some facilities at the kindergarten were inadequate, especially the playground. Originally there was ordinary cement flooring, which was not only unaesthetic but also hard and slippery for children to play on. Beijing BlueStar leaders arranged for the trade union to communicate with Lucky Kindergarten about laying the BlueStar polyurethane track rubber on the playground’s surface.
Beijing BlueStar transferred project managers and technicians to the kindergarten to provide on-site guidance in setting up the playground from August 2 to 12. Beijing BlueStar spent over 100,000 yuan on the renovations. It laid a 600m2 polyurethane track rubber surface free of charge, which is not only aesthetic but also high-strength, impact-resistant, abrasion-resistant, compression-resistant and ageing-resistant. It also has desirable flatness and elasticity.