Head Start teachers, parents and volunteers gathered Sept. 21 to dedicate a playground two years in the making that statewide officials describe as a model play space for young children.
Debi Baldwin, child development director for RuralCAP in Anchorage, said the new playground and another in Ketchikan are the only two of their kind statewide. “It’s about taking playgrounds and turning them into natural playscapes, using local input and local materials.”
In an enclosed area…

