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Children's Play Areas
National Program for Play Area Safety

Celebrating and Advancing 30 Years of Children’s Play Areas Research

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Children's Play Areas
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NPPAS's inspectors have been trained and mentored by researchers, published authors, and qualified experts.

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NPPAS

Children’s Play Areas

vary across cities and are essential for community infrastructure. We are an educational driven nonprofit organization offering expertise, consulting, and certification based upon cutting-edge research for safe and comfortable play areas for children.

Ensure Safe and Quality Play Areas and Playgrounds with Research and Experience

Who We Are

We are a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization engaging in cutting-edge research and advocacy uniquely customized and tailored to build knowledge and understanding for children’s play areas.

Research

Our program has a collection of 150 years of topical expertise, research, public speaking, training, and certification programs.

Get Certified

Learn comprehensive safety guidelines, standards, regulations, and best practices for play areas for children of all age groups through training, certification, and recertification.

Our Purpose

Together, we can make positive changes for the future of children’s playspaces.

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Certification programs grounded in cutting-edge research, ensuring that your knowledge is both relevant and up-to-date.