Alberta is directing $20 million over the next four years for playgrounds for new schools with young children.
Premier Rachel Notley made the announcement in Calgary today, saying playgrounds are part of a well-rounded education.
New schools for students in kindergarten to Grade 6 will be eligible for grants up to $250,000.
The grants will be retroactive to 2014 so that more than 50 previously announced schools will be eligible.
Notley says the playgrounds go beyond just the children.
She says parents meet and form relationships as they watch their kids at play, and that playgrounds become focal points for strong communities.
