Officials celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art and inclusive playground at the East Carolina University Child Development Laboratory on Wednesday afternoon.

The new playground, built in collaboration with Little Tikes Commercial Play Systems, will allow students and researchers to work with children of all ages and learning abilities in a safe environment, officials said.

With features like soft rubber paths, rubber mulch around large plastic slides, sandboxes, a plastic tree house for toddlers and specially designed swings, the playground adheres to strict accessibility codes as outlined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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