More than half of the state's 180 public elementary schools do not have playground equipment appropriate for children between the ages of 2 and 5 — those in preschool, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten — according to a Department of Education report released yesterday.

The report found 96 schools, 53 percent, do not have age-appropriate equipment.

The report also said that 28 of the state's public elementary schools have older playground equipment that could pose safety problems for children.