: PLANNING FOR PUBLIC SPACE NEEDS FOR CHILDREN. (Studies in Subdistrict Pare Kediri). Development planning is now considered less attention to aspects of the child's needs, such as lack of recreational park for children. Children need a safe playground and convenient to develop aspects of the mind and body by focusing on physical, social, economic and environmental. To merencanaan development of public space as a playground facilities for children, the Government of Kediri Regency instrumental in providing a playground for children. This requires a spatial planning in accordance with the physical characteristics, social and cultural communities. Spatial planning is in conformity with the Regional Spatial Plan (Spatial) Kediri 2010-2030. The implementation includes the use of spatial planning, control of space and spatial planning of urban areas. Supervision spatial arrangement consisting of action monitoring, evaluation and reporting. The process of planning a public space for the needs of children has involved a range of stakeholders such as governments, private and public. There are construction (Green Open Space) green space of the park which has been synchronized with the city (Spatial Plan) Spatial.