Hi, I’m Nic Breedlove.

I co-founded NVB Playgrounds in 2006. Over the last 20 years our companies, Playgrounds.com and AAA State of Play, have shipped equipment to thousands of schools, parks, churches and HOAs across the country.

I'm a Certified Playground Safety Inspector, and I still walk playgrounds myself. I've also served as an expert on playground safety cases, which shows you exactly what happens when inspections and records fall through the cracks.

That's why we built PLAYSafe Inspect, free playground inspection software at Playgrounds.com, and why I write The Playground Post: practical safety and buying advice every other Friday, from someone who has been doing this a long time.

Have a question about your playground? Reply to any issue and I'll give you my take. There's no such thing as a dumb question.

Nic Breedlove, CPSI