Safe Kids Worldwide would like to thank the the State CPS Training Contacts, and dedicated certified instructors who offer the courses across the country. Through these partnerships, child occupant protection issues remain at the forefront in the minds of American families.

The National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training Program would not exist without the cooperation and collaboration of three key partners. Each is responsible for and contributes to different aspects of the program.

• National Child Passenger Safety Board
• National Highway Traffice Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• Safe Kids Worldwide
• State Farm^®

The National Child Passenger Safety Board (CPSB) strives to improve the quality and integrity of child passenger safety information and materials. It provides recommendations and guidance to NHTSA and Safe Kids regarding curriculum and test development and serves as a panel of experts and advocates for the program as a whole. The NCPSB was established to provide program direction and technical guidance to states, communities and organizations as a means to maintain a credible, standardized child passenger training and certification program. Among its members are representatives from child restraint manufacturers, vehicle manufacturers, law enforcement, the medical field, the public health field, the insurance industry and many other CPS advocates. 

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce traffic-related health care and other economic costs. The agency develops, promotes and implements effective educational, engineering and enforcement programs to end preventable tragedies and reduce economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel.

Part of NHTSA's mission is to help states and local communities promote the use of safety belts and child safety seats. To this end, with the assistance of many child passenger safety experts and advocates, NHTSA developed the original National Standardized Child Passenger Safety Training Curriculum in the mid-1990s and continues to update its content with the latest technical information. NHTSA is also a founding member of the National Child Passenger Safety Board.

Safe Kids Worldwide (SKW) is the current certifying body for the National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training Program. It is responsible for administering all aspects of certification and maintaining a directory of nationally certified CPS technicians and instructors. Safe Kids is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. More than 450 coalitions in 16 countries bring together health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers to educate and protect families.

It was founded in 1987 as the National SAFE KIDS Campaign by Children's National Medical Center, with support from Johnson & Johnson. The National SAFE KIDS Campaign was also a founding member of the National Child Passenger Safety Board.

Since 2005, State Farm's^® SKW Certification Program sponsorship helps make possible the online certification and course management systems, and provides for a variety of online program enhancements for CPS technicians and instructors. Support is also provided for technical updates (also called reunions) in each of the twelve State Farm zones and online webinars where technicians can earn CEUs for recertification.