When it comes to buying flooring for a child’s nursery, playroom, or daycare center, foam and rubber kid friendly flooring or mats are the perfect flooring solution. Foam and rubber flooring mats are waterproof, durable, easy to clean, and most importantly, shock absorbing. When you install foam or rubber flooring in your child’s nursery or playroom, you can take comfort in knowing that if your child takes a spill, he or she will land on a shock absorbent surface that will cushion their fall. As added benefits, foam and rubber kid friendly flooring is sound dampening, provides good heat insulation, and also offers traction to reduce slipping.

In addition to the physical benefits of installing foam and rubber flooring in a nursery, playroom, or daycare, colorful kid friendly flooring also has its learning mental health benefits. Studies have shown that adding color to your child’s bedroom, play area, or daycare can help to stimulate brain activity and health. In addition, kid friendly puzzle flooring can be an interactive learning experience. From interlocking puzzle tiles that fit together to form shapes or pictures to learning mats that help your child learn their ABC’s and 123’s, puzzle flooring mats are a great way to help your child learn as they play.

Kid friendly flooring is most commonly purchased in interlocking foam or rubber tiles, though rolled rubber or foam flooring is also available. Foam interlocking tiles that join together to make foam floor mats (also called safety mats) are most commonly made of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) foam. EVA foam mats are non-toxic and free of PVC, lead, and latex, making them kid friendly and a healthy choice for any home or business. Rubber floor tiles or rolled rubber flooring is available in natural or synthetic rubber. For children that are allergic to latex, choose synthetic rubber flooring and mats over natural rubber for an allergy friendly alternative.

From colorful wall–to–wall flooring to kid-friendly "play and learn" mats, foam or rubber kid friendly flooring mats for your nursery, playroom, or daycare center are a safe choice that you will be glad you made.