Early Childhood Play Areas Safety Inspector Certification Training
Early Childhood Play Areas Safety Inspector Certification Training
$575.00
Targeted towards early childhood professionals, child health and safety consultants, child care facility and safety technicians, training and curriculum specialist, child care administrators, health manager, quality assurance specialists, early childhood technical assistance professionals, health and safety specialists, and others interested in information and best practices to inspect the safety and quality of children’s play spaces.
What you will learn
Learners will gain skills and knowledge required to inspect for safe layout, age-appropriateness, accessibility, durability and structural equipment compliance, maintenance, use zones, fall surfacing materials, and environmental conditions. The overall course objective is to help participants understand quality early childhood playspaces and safe play environments intended for infant, toddlers, and preschoolers.
The virtual training covers information from Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Head Start, Early Head Start, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, ASTM International, CSA Z614-20, ADA and other agencies who have been influential in the safety of children’s playspaces.
Cost Includes:
- Certification credential
- Registration fees
- Training course books, field guides, and safety checklists
- Three (3) year Certification credential
- Listing on NPPAS Registry
Training Requirements
Three virtual, synchronous training sessions
Each session will include 90 minutes of live training from a training expert.
Five hours of asynchronous learning,
including readings and guided learning activities.
On-site Safety Assessment
Each participant will be required to complete an on-site safety assessment of an early childhood play area for infants, toddlers, or preschoolers. Each participant will translate the findings from the on-site assessment into a written report.
Successfully pass quizzes and the final exam
Cancellation and Refund Policy
- NPPAS certification fees are non refundable. Once payment is submitted, NPPAS cannot issue refunds for cancellations, withdrawal from the process, incomplete submissions, or failure to meet requirements.
- Agencies may substitute another staff in place of the individual that was registered. The substitution must be completed seven days prior to the start of the training date.
- It is the responsibility of the agency to get the training materials to the replacement person. Otherwise, the agency can purchase a new set of training materials for the replacement person.
- Rescheduling / Extensions Inspectors may request one 30 day extension to their recertification deadline.
- Extension requests must be submitted before the original deadline.
- If a participant does not complete the requirements by the deadline (including any approved extension), the individual will have to re-enroll.
- Technical Issues If a participant experiences a technical issue, please notify NPPAS immediately at PlaySafe@NPPAS.org. Technical issues reported after three days of the start of the training cannot be used to request refunds or retroactive extensions.
- Special Circumstances NPPAS may consider documented medical or emergency circumstances on a case by case basis. These reviews do not guarantee exceptions.