Our Partners | Playworld Systems®, Inc

Joining forces to spread the power of play

Like you, we believe that play must be fun, and accessible, for all. Our partners share that vision, too. We’ve joined forces with the industry’s leading non-profit advocates and associations to bring the power of play to communities in every corner of the world.

Featured Partners

	KaBOOM! Since 1999, Playworld Systems has partnered with KaBOOM!—the national non-profit experts in community-built playgrounds—to help more than 1,700 communities give their children a safe place to play within walking distance. Our partnership can assist your community, too. Learn more.
	GSA Playworld Systems is a GSA-approved vendor that’s both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified. By working directly with government agencies, we are able to offer our products at the best prices on GSA contracts. Learn more.

More Partners in Play

	Let Kids Play www.LetKidsPlay.com Founded in 2007 by Mara Kaplan, Let Kids Play! is a consulting group that works to ensure that all children have access to play regardless of age or ability. Kaplan partnered with Playworld Systems to ensure the company’s playground equipment is fully optimized for children with disabilities. Since the same products with better layout can make a huge difference to someone with challenges, she is involved in training all stakeholder groups on playground layout. She is also collaborating with Playworld’s concept and engineering teams to provide input on future product development. For more information on creating inclusive play spaces go to www.letkidsplay.com.
	Empower Playgrounds www.EmpowerPlaygrounds.org Empower Playgrounds, Inc. is a non-profit organization that enhances education in rural Ghanaian schools by providing electricity-generating playground equipment, portable LED lanterns, and hands-on science kits and curriculum. Playworld Systems is lending its research and development resources, materials and facilities to help Empower Playgrounds further its mission by accelerating production of the play equipment – merry-go-rounds also known as "whirls." For more information, visit: www.empowerplaygrounds.org
	HGACBuy www.HGACBuy.org HGACBuy is a government-to-government procurement services that helps local government units—from municipal agencies to volunteer fire departments—procure competitively priced goods and services. Playworld’s partnership with HGACBuy allows our customers to make purchases conveniently, without the hassle of a lengthy bid process.
	National Association of Child Care Professionals www.NACCP.org The NACCP is the nation’s leading association for child care owners, directors, and administrators. If you’re an NACCP member, organization benefits may apply to your Playworld Systems order. Ask your Playworld representative for details.
	National Head Start Association www.NHSA.org Playworld Systems is the Exclusive Playground Partner for the NHSA, the non-profit dedicated to meeting the needs of more than one million Head Start children and families. If you’re an NHSA member, ask your Playworld representative about our special partnership pricing and other benefits.
	Head Start Body Start www.AAPHERD.org/HeadStartBodyStart Playworld Systems is a preferred provider of HSBS, which is a National Center that is operated by the National Association for Sport & Physical Education (NASPE) and the American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR). HSBS fosters physical activity, outdoor play, and nutrition education among Head Start and Early Head Start Center children, families and staff. HSBS and Playworld Systems share a commitment in helping children experience and understand the importance of play in their daily routines. Click here to learn more about HSBS preferred provider packages from Playworld Systems.
	Ripken Management & Design www.RipkenDesign.com Because Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. understands the value of play, he chose Playworld Systems as his playground equipment partner. Together, we’ve installed playgrounds at all Kid Zones at his Ripken Baseball Minor League stadiums and at the Ripken Youth Baseball Academies. See our work. Ripken appreciates Playworld’s play solutions for all ages. "Playworld’s playgrounds are outstanding additions to our facilities and vital elements that keep families coming back to the ballpark together," Ripken reports. Ask your Playworld Systems representative about adding a Ripken Design playground to your playspace.

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