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Helping Build Your Outdoor Classroom One Piece at a Time

Learning doesn't have to stop at the door. That's why BCI Burke has created a wide variety of age-appropriate products to fit your needs and budget. With unlimited design options, BCI Burke understands the needs of early childhood centers and wants to help create the perfect outdoor classroom that will keep your little ones learning and moving during play time.

Burke Products to Get You Started

Series 3000 - The perfect play system for preschool and school age children. Series 3000 uses a clamp-free, direct-bolt fastening system with 3 1/2" O.D. posts and large decks with maximum play value for tighter spaces and smaller budgets.

Little Buddies® Play Systems - The first play system designed specifically for small children, ages 2 - 5, as well as for small spaces. Little Buddies' unique, age-appropriate designs combine properly-scaled traditional pieces with sand, water, windows and interactive panels to encourage younger children to explore their physical and creative limits.

Circuit Play® Beginnings - The circuit combines the fun of a playground with the challenge of an obstacle course, to help build strength, stamina and self-esteem. Designed without the risk of excessive heights, children will compete to see who can get all the way around the fastest.

Intensity Fitness Play Complex - The fitness play complex is designed to challenge and exercise young bodies while providing so much fun kids won't want to go home. Perfect for after school children ages 5 - 12.

NaturePlay® Adventure Series - The adventure series has been designed to emulate nature with its unique Tree House designs, realistic boulders and earth-tone color schemes.

Freestanding Accessories - The building blocks to a great play environment. Sand and water tables, tunnels, paint centers, rock-n-rides, Cozy Corners and more are the ingredients for fun and friendly outdoor classroom.

To view a digital edition of BCI Burke's 2009 Early Childhood Outdoor Classroom & Playground Products catalog, please visit www.bciburke.com/digitalcatalog or click here if you would like to request a printed copy.

Memberships and Partnerships

NHSA

BCI Burke has teamed up with the National Head Start Association as a corporate partner supporting NHSA through member discounts, training, sponsorships and other programs. Through the partnership, Head Start agencies that make qualifying purchases will be eligible for such incentives as free site evaluations, discounts and a safety training program from the National Program for Playground Safety. To learn more about this partnership please visit www.bciburke.com/nhsapartnership.

Hatch

BCI Burke has reached a joint marketing agreement with Hatch, a national leader in providing preschool classroom education through technology and research-based learning products. Under the agreement, Hatch’s sales team and Burke’s representatives nationwide will work together to identify and pursue opportunities to install and use BCI Burke playgrounds in ways that help promote child fitness as well as classroom performance. To learn more about this agreement please visit www.bciburke.com/hatch.

NACCP

BCI Burke is also a proud member of the National Association of Child Care Professionals. NACCP is the nation's leader among associations serving child care owners, directors, and administrators. The organization's goal is to improve, enhance and strengthen the credibility of the people who lead the child care industry by providing membership services and benefits. NACCP is the only association exclusively dedicated to child care management without regard to a center's tax status and corporate sponsorship. To learn more about NACCP please visit www.naccp.org.