PLAYCARE | PLAYZONES

Premium Care. Exceptional Play.

SitSnapp’s Playzone Services deliver a fully integrated solution for children’s spaces—spanning design, installation, staffing, programme development, and operational support.

From building bespoke play environments from the ground up, to enhancing or managing existing play areas, we operate across the entire playzone lifecycle. Whether you require a permanent installation, a temporary holiday activation, or experienced professionals to run your current facility, our approach is tailored, compliant, and operationally seamless.

We combine thoughtfully designed environments with expertly delivered childcare and play programming. This includes sourcing and installing premium equipment, structuring engaging daily activities, and providing flexible staffing—from long-term, fully managed teams to on-demand support that scales with your needs, including increased coverage during peak periods such as school holidays.

PlayZone Service

PlayZone Services

We offer a fully integrated playzone solution, combining environment design with operational expertise:

Custom Playzone Design & Installation
From concept development to final setup, including spatial planning, compliant zoning, and sourcing of premium, child-safe furniture and equipment.
Temporary & Seasonal Play Activations
Fully equipped, immersive play spaces for peak periods such as school holidays, events, and conferences.
Playzone Enhancement & Optimisation
Upgrading or refining existing play areas to improve flow, engagement, and usability.
Staffing Solutions
Qualified, vetted childcare professionals available as:
- Long-term placements (client-managed or fully managed)
- Fully outsourced playzone teams
- Ad hoc and backup carers
Capacity Scaling for Peak Periods
Additional staffing and operational support to manage increased volumes during school holidays, seasonal peaks, and high-traffic periods, ensuring service quality is maintained under pressure.
Play Programme Design
Structured, age-appropriate activity planning that supports both free play and guided engagement across part-day to full-day care environments.

Our Team

TEAM

At SitSnapp, our playzone teams consist of individuals pulled from a curated network of over 3,000 pre-vetted childcare experts, qualified teachers, tutors, activity designers, and entertainers — all our childcare providers are first aid level 1 or higher certified, criminal clearance checked and thoroughly screened — trained to deliver seamless, safe, and inspired experiences for children of all ages. We don’t just provide childcare; we craft engaging, memorable experiences that combine structure, creativity, and joy. Guided by our experienced senior team, we transform spaces into vibrant, interactive worlds where children explore, play, and engage with purpose-built activities. From hands-on workshops to themed play zones, every detail is thoughtfully curated to spark curiosity, laughter, and wonder — giving parents peace of mind while ensuring every moment reflects the elegance, energy, and creativity.

Senior Childminders: 5+ years’ experience, tertiary-educated (NQF6+ or equivalent), fully trained, with their own transport.
Mid-Level Childminders: 3–5 years’ experience, tertiary-educated (NQF 5 certificate/diploma or equivalent) professionally trained, with their own transport.
Junior Childminders: 1–3 years’ experience, matric or above, assist senior staff and care for children 5+ years and older.
Onsite Management: A qualified manager oversees team scheduling, emergencies, and equipment or entertainment setup for events with 10+ sitters, 50+ children or where SitSnapp is managing full setup and break down.

Legal

LEGAL

The number of children to carers required is regulated by the Children’s Act 38 of 2005. Without a specialised license, up to 6 children may be hosted without compliance to the act’s requirements. If hosting more than 6 children however, without a specialised license (provided only to schools) any event host, hosting more than 6 children at their events, is subject to the provisions of the act. When our childminding team will have full responsibility, which in general, play zones are, for the children (SoleCARE) a maximum ratio of;

1 Childminder: up to 3 Children, 3 years old or under
1 Childminder: up to 4 Children, 4 to 6 years old
1 Childminder: up to 6 Children, 7 years old or older

For playzones requiring partial supervision (ShareCARE), engaging children in available activities and monitoring only (with parents present and childminders fulfilling a supervisory role only), while the required minimum is 1 to 20, our experience has taught to provide sharecare service at the following rate;

1 Childminder: up to 15 children, 7 years old or older
1 Childminder: up to 10 children, 6 years old or under

Else; where the number of children expected is unknown, we will cater on an activity station basis, a minimum of 2 staff is advised for smaller entertainment equipment, 3 for larger in combination with the limitations of capacity in the monitored space, based on adherence to the legal limitations for capacity of the monitored square per square meter. As stipulated in the Act and in SoleCARE zones especially; (a) Children must be separated into the following age categories in separate rooms or physically separated sections or places:

Children under the age of 18 months;
Children between the ages of 18 and 36 months;
Children between the ages of three and four years; and
Children between the ages of four and six years
Children seven years or older

Our experience has taught us that this is a safety concern and the activities provided differ in each zone based on developmental capacity. (b) Where a partial care facility provides after care facilities to children of school going age, these children must be kept separate from the children in the above mentioned age groups. (c) Where more than 50 children are enrolled for a full day or partial care facility, there must be a separate room or place to be used as an office and as a sickbay. There are further requirements which will be discussed on enquiry.

Booking Notice

BOOKING NOTICE

When you are planning any event, you are advised to start months, or even a year in advance, the planning of a kids playzones should ideally be started with the same time frame, though this is not always realistic and with that in mind, the following are absolute bear minimum notice periods depending on the services required:

CHILDCARE ONLY

1 – 30 children: 2 or more working days notice
31 – 60 children: 5 or more working days notice
61 – 180 children: 10 or more working days notice
180+ children:15 or more working days notice

FULL SERVICE

Planning, Management, Decor, Equipment, Entertaining, Childcare of a temporary playzone

1 – 30 children: 10 or more working days notice
31 – 60 children: 15 or more working days notice
61 – 180 children: 4 or more weeks notice
181+ children: 6 or more weeks notice

*Please note we do make exceptions to these minimums depending on the requirements, our record turn around on large events has been 3 days to have 30 on site, please inquire for availability on shorter notice.

PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS

Time frames for permanent installations vary depending on complexity. If you are looking for just an equipped space this can take as short a time frame as a week, if you are looking for jungle gym design to installation, 1 to 3 months.

Service Areas

CAPE TOWN SERVICE CENTRES

Cape Town (CBD)
Constantia
Durbanville
Stellenbosch
Tableview

GAUTENG SERVICE CENTRES

Sandton
Lonehill
Roodepoort
Benoni
Bedfordview
NorthCliff
Midrand
Centurion

Please note that while we provide service up to 100km from the aforementioned centers, service is only available for same day bookings within a 20km radius of service areas. Any distance beyond 20km from these centres is also charged at R 9 p/km in each direction.

Rates

RATES

Fee structures vary depending on services requested and will be quoted on enquiry.

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