National Playground Safety Week 2008 is April 21-25, 2008

National Playground Safety Week is a time to focus on children's outdoor play environments. A time to pledge to use good judgment when playing. A time for gratitude for all the adults who work tirelessly on maintaining our playgrounds. A time for you to become involved! What can you do to contribute to Playground Safety Week? Help us celebrate by teaching kids how to fall safely.

During National Playground Safety Week, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will be announcing the availability of the new edition (2008) of its Handbook for Public Playground Safety. Watch our website for more information.

Ahren's Playground Safety Advocate of the Year Award

Do you know someone who you think deserves the Ahren's Playground Safety Advocate of the Year award? Do you know someone that is helping keep our nation's playgrounds safe? Do you know someone that has made a difference with your playground?

NPPS would like to recognize individuals for their dedication to making children safe on playgrounds by awarding someone as this year's Playground Safety Advocate of the Year!

Nominate someone you know for the Ahren's Playground Safety Advocate of the Year Award.

John Preston Playground Safety Award

The National Program for Playground Safety has created the John Preston Safe Playground Award. This award is in honor of John Preston, a tireless worker for the safety of children, and will be given annually to an organization or agency who exemplifies the care and concern for children by creating safe play environments!

Nominate an organization/agency for the John Preston Playground Safety Award.

S.A.F.E. Play Areas: Creation, Maintenance, and Renovation has arrived!

NPPS congratulates Executive Director, Dr. Thompson, Education Director, Susan Hudson, and Operations Director, Heather Olsen! The book is an all-in-one guide that helps you provide safe and fun-filled days for children in play areas. 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.

Online Training for Child Care professionals and Elementary Schools is now available!

NPPS is offering training for a variety of topics on playground safety for child care providers and elementary schools. Learn more.

Certified Early Childhood Outdoor Play Inspectors

Learn how to find a Certified Early Childhood Outdoor Play Inspector.

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Need Playground Equipment or Surface Material?

Interested in building a safe playground for your children to play on? NPPS has made it easy for you to find manufacturers and distributors to purchase safe playground equipment for your children.

Click below to find manufacturers and distributors for your specific playground equipment needs.

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Does your playground make the grade?

Use this checklist to assess your playground.


Have a question about playground safety?

Submit it to NPPS. Your questions may even be included in the FAQ column in our upcoming newsletter.


Need an Injury report form?

Please feel free to use this simple injury report form to keep track of where injuries are occurring.


Safety Report Card

You can evaluate the risk factors of your own playground by using NPPS's Safety Report Card form (PDF).