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Seal of Approval Report

Time4Learning.com PreK-5th, 6th-8th & 9th-12th

Time4Learning is an online educational system that impressed testers with the scope and breadth of its curriculum as well as its ability to engage and excite students. There are three unique programs available for subscription, each covers a school level with grade appropriate material. Parents were impressed with the thoroughness and attention to detail evident […]

VTech Safe&Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor

There are so many choices when it comes to baby monitors. Do you want or need video, does it need to connect to the internet OR do you just want to be able to hear if you baby needs you when you are out of earshot? For parents who don’t need all the bells and

VTech Safe&Sound Full Color Video Monitor

VTech Safe&Sound Full Color Video Monitor

VTech has packed this baby monitor with loads of features that amazed and impressed our testers. To begin there is the nice, clean interface on the parent’s remote to control the many settings and options available. You can zoom in and out, check the temperature in the room and talk to or soothe your baby

Wide Portico Arch Gate - Linen

Wide Portico Arch Gate – Linen

Testers were really delighted to discover North States’ Wide Portico Arch Gate. According to parents with gate experience, other gates they have tried tend to be cumbersome, bulky and generally unattractive, for them this gate was none of those things. They felt it would look great in any home and would blend in with just

Cloud b Stay Asleep Buddies

He’s cute, he’s cuddly, he’s soft, he’s…a hedgehog? Cloud b has had fantastic success making a variety of calming toys using lots of different animals; guess it was the hedgehog’s turn. This hedgehog features amber and green lights that let children know when it’s all right to wake up and get out of bed. When

IO Blocks 114 Piece Set

This IO block set is a terrific first building toy and according to several testers is an alternative to a more well-known building block brand. These blocks come in great colors that are not derived from your standard palette. The unique shapes are easy and comfortable to grip and don’t have sharp edges or pointy

Guidecraft PowerClix Organics 74 Piece

Over the course of two months we learned that this bright, colorful and unique magnetic building system is versatile and interesting enough to keep many children of different ages engaged. To begin, the quality of the PowerClix pieces impressed testers. They feel sturdy and the magnets stick together well. As children built any number of

Quilted Deluxe Mattress

Naturepedic’s Organic Quilted Deluxe impressed testers who called it a real deluxe mattress. The quilt top of the mattress is constructed as well as an excellent adult mattress and it feels equally as soft. The mattress is constructed exceptionally well, with nice tight stitching at the seams so that you don’t have to worry about

2-in-1 Mattress

2-in-1 Mattress

Prior to testing this mattress several testers asked, “Does it really matter if mattresses (or bed sheets for that matter) are organic? Does it make a difference?” Reasonable questions in this age of organic sensitivity. Well, the results are in and apparently it does matter. After sleeping on both the Naturepedic and regular crib mattresses

Sparkalicious Butterflyer Backpack

The Sparkalicious Butterflyer Backpack is a brightly colored, sparkly backpack that little girls flipped over. Not only is the backpack attractive it is also very functional. It has an assortment of pockets to hold all of your child’s special toys, stuffed animals or school supplies. There is one big pocket with two smaller pockets inside

HOW IT WORKS

 

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor, and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period Testing Begins Submission Deadline Testing Ends Report Issued
SPRING ’24 February 15th March 13th April 19th May 8th
FALL ’24 June 1st June 24th July 31st August 15th
HOLIDAY ’24 September 1st September 24th October 31st November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* The Seal’s winners will be announced in a media release distributed to over 4,700 media outlets, including Facebook, Mommy bloggers, TV stations, newspapers, and parenting influencers.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and online stores including Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured on TNPC’s website as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

To submit a product click here.

HOW IT WORKS

 

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor, and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There was three testing periods each year:

Each submission was accompanied by a small product testing fee (we offered multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* The Seal’s winners was announced in a media release distributed to over many media outlets, including Facebook, Mommy bloggers, TV stations, newspapers, and parenting influencers.

* The report were forwarded to buyers retail and online stores including Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report were featured on TNPC’s website as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

HOW IT WORKS

 

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period Testing Begins Submission Deadline Testing Ends Report Issued
SPRING ’23 February 15th March 10th April 24th May 10th
FALL ’23 June 1st June 23rd July 31st August 16th
HOLIDAY ’23 September 1st September 22nd October 30th November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* Winners of the Seal will be announced in a media release which is distributed to over 4700 media outlets including Facebook, Mommy bloggers and TV station websites.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and on-line stores including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured at TNPC’s web site as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

To submit a product click here.

HOW IT WORKS

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period

SPRING '24

FALL ‘24

HOLIDAY ‘24

Testing Begins

February 15th

June 1st

September 1st

Submission Deadline

March 13th

June 23rd

September 24th

Testing Ends

April 26th

July 31st

October 31st

Report Issued

May 14th

August 15th

November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* Winners of the Seal will be announced in a media release which is distributed to over 4700 media outlets including Facebook, Mommy bloggers and TV station websites.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and on-line stores including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured at TNPC’s web site as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

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