Hernando wants to be known as a city that cares about its children -- a Playful City USA.

City officials voted Tuesday night to declare Sept. 29 as Hernando's annual Play Day, as a step toward perhaps gaining a Playful City designation.

Play Day, aimed at children under 13, will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Conger Park, which contains the city's biggest playground.

The city has applied to KaBOOM!, a national advocate of children's playgrounds, to become one of 30 cities to be named a Playful City USA.