{"id":6794,"date":"2011-05-31T14:37:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T19:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/?p=6794"},"modified":"2011-05-31T14:37:05","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T19:37:05","slug":"south-quaker-flatbush-playground-west-hartford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/31\/south-quaker-flatbush-playground-west-hartford\/","title":{"rendered":"South Quaker &#038; Flatbush Playground, West Hartford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Another report from the field by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/17\/i-love-playgrounds\/\">our interprid playground reporter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Flatbush-and-Quaker.jpg\" alt=\"Flatbush and Quaker Playground, West Hartford\" title=\"Flatbush and Quaker Playground, West Hartford\" width=\"608\" height=\"408\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Flatbush-and-Quaker.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Flatbush-and-Quaker-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall Rating<\/strong>: 4 out of 5 slides<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: 877 Flatbush Avenue, West Hartford, at the corner of South Quaker Lane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours<\/strong>: Dawn to Dusk<\/p>\n<p><strong>A great place for younger children to go burn off some energy in a controlled environment.  There is just one (large) piece of equipment, so no need to worry about anything distracting from focused playing!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Playscape<\/strong>: The sole entertainment at this smaller playground is the newer playscape, which is labeled as ages 2 to 5.  It seemed ideal for the younger end of that range as there is nothing too difficult or seemingly dangerous. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Swings<\/strong>: None.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Stuff<\/strong>: Nothing inside the fence.  Well, a tree and some grass, but that hardly counts.  However, the park is on the corner of a very large field that is used for soccer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facilities<\/strong>: None.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Opportunities<\/strong>: Limited.  Not sure what the whole story is behind this little playground.  It kinda looks like it was added on to the soccer fields so that younger siblings would have a place to entertain themselves while the older kids had practices or games.  We haven&#8217;t been while the main fields were in use, but on two visits we only saw one other child playing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Potential for Escape<\/strong>: Low.  There is a large fence surrounding the entire playground, with the entrance quite far from the playscape.  It&#8217;s a good place for high energy kids to go run around for a while without too much to worry about.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related Posts:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/17\/playground-review-elizabeth-park-hartford\/\">Playground Review: Elizabeth Park, Hartford<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another report from the field by our interprid playground reporter. Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 slides Location: 877 Flatbush Avenue, West Hartford, at the corner of South Quaker Lane. Hours: Dawn to Dusk A great place for younger children to go burn off some energy in a controlled environment. 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