Welcome to the National Program for Playground Safety!
NEW ONLINE COURSE ADDED
NPPS is proud to announce a new course for elementary schools! Sessions are enrolling today for the School Outdoor Play Inspecors Certification Course. To learn more about the course and register, click here!
Hey Let's Play! A Book on Playground Safety ---On Sale Now---
Be sure to check out the new book brought to you by NPPS. A children's book filled with great illustrations helps kids learn the basics and importance of playground safety. It also includes some tips for teachers and playground supervisors.
Call NPPS to order a copy today for only $12.
New Planning Tools from NPPS!
You asked for it! We've produced it just for you: a new guide for planning playgrounds. Building Playgrounds: A Guide to the Planning Process will take your team step by step through four phases needed to develop fun and safe playgrounds for children. Read More.
S.A.F.E. Play Areas: Creation, Maintenance, and Renovation
This book is full of practical tips and information for the implementation of supervision, best practices of age appropriate design, and decisions about the best fall surfacing and appropriate maintenance. Order your copy today.
National Program for Playground Safety offers NPPS RADIO!
We are pleased to announce the launch of NPPS Radio, featuring the program, "Body, Mind, and Child." The program offers brief, insightful interviews with leading experts in childhood development, play, movement and sports right on your computer. Available "on demand," it provides a fast, easy and convenient way to stay on top of the latest developments and "next" practices in the field. NPPS Radio is now playing! Click the button located on the homepage to listen in!
Program host Rae Pica is a noted author and speaker on the interrelationship of play, movement and learning. The radio program will be a great resource for all educators, administrators, and parents who are interested in these topics.
New programs are featured monthly, so be sure to check out NPPS Radio regularly. We are excited to offer this resource to our community.
Click here to listen now: NPPS Radio
---CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ALERT FOR INDOOR EQUIPMENT PIECES---
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