We design our natural playground equipment to develop healthy, motivated, adventurous kids.
Watch our video to see how we design and build environmentally friendly, age-appropriate, safe, creative places for children to play and grow.
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Whether you're starting with an idea or already know what you need, we're here to help get your project moving.
What is Nature of Early Play?
We keep both child development and environmental impact in balance in design and manufacturing.
Nature of Early Play is a full collection of commercial grade early childhood outdoor play and learning products that reconnect children (infant through age five) with the outdoor world through interactions with dirt, sand, water, animals, music, and plants. All our products are made from heavy-duty recycled materials that will withstand all weather conditions for MANY years! Our products are all designed for use in commercial settings such as Child Development Centers, commercial Day Care, university and corporate child care providers.
The Nature of Early Play line of products is brought to you by Play Mart, Inc. We also have a line of playground equipment designed for children ages 5+ under our Play Mart brand. Visit Play Mart to see products made for the older kids.
We've been creating environmentally conscious play spaces since 1980. Let us design a playground for you!
Explore Nature of Early Play's durable, outdoor, natural playground equipment!
Explore Nature of Early Play's durable, outdoor, natural playground equipment!
Reduced Lead Times for All Products!
No More Waiting, Just More Playing! We've worked hard to streamline our processes and reduce lead times so you can get your playground packages even faster! No matter your project's size, our improved operations mean significantly reduced waiting times. Learn more
Announcing Our New QUICK SHIP Program!
For a limited time, some of our most popular products are available to ship within 2 weeks!
Safe & Durable Playground Equipment
Heavy-duty, commercial-quality, outdoor materials will withstand extreme weather for many years. Stainless Steel hardware, attachment plates, and welds. UV-resistant color additives in all plastic materials. Vandalism can be cleaned or repaired on most components easily.
Inspiration: Playground Categories & Ideas
The Latest News & Articles from Nature of Early Play
Happy National STEAM Day!
Hooray for STEM/STEAM learning! National STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) happens on November 8th and serves to help promote children’s learning in the arts and sciences. It just so happens that is right up our alley so to…
Visit Us at NAEYC!
Nature of Early Play will be participating as an exhibitor during the National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference from November 6-9, 2021. Even though the conference is virtual this year, be sure to stop by our…
Our Play Sets Are an Author’s Inspiration
We were recently contacted by a customer telling us how much they were enjoying their new Nature of Early Play Playset. Carolynn Weisinger, of iDesign Playgrounds is a regular distributor of Nature of Early Play playground equipment. She was excited…
New Playground Packages Available
Nature of Early Play Announces New “Themed” Playground Packages Often customers and Distributors alike ask us to help with the selection of Nature of Early Play play sets and complementary pieces to create a cohesive play area for children. While…
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