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Image 14, p. 10. A picture of children playing on a play ground.
The number of individuals who can play on a play component at once does not determine the quantity of play components provided in a play area. A play component can hold many children but is considered one type of play experience - or one play component - in the play area.

Play components such as a fire truck or other play vehicles, a playhouse, train, a store front, or a talk tube that have multiple stations or can include more than one person using them at one time are considered one play component.

This single play component provides one type of play experience for multiple individuals.