If you believe that:

• Play, along with the basic needs of nutrition, health, shelter and education, is vital for the development of the potential of all children;
• Family participation needs to be strengthened by support systems such as play leadership;
• Environments and programs to meet children’s real needs should be created.

If you are concerned that:

• Society is indifferent to the importance of play;
• The scale of litigation is increasing and impacting the availability of children’s play environments;
• Children are neglected in environmental planning; then,

Join our interdisciplinary organization and become an active participant with both the USA and International Play Association advocating for the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child and Promoting the Child’s Right to Play.

IPA members receive:

JOIN/RENEW

When you join IPA World, you automatically become a member of IPA/USA.

Join our interdisciplinary organization and become an active participant with both the national and International Association for the Child’s Right to Play.

Membership is handled by IPAWORLD.org using the WildApricot system. All membership fees are in English Pounds, the membership price varies based on the daily exchange rate.