FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nicole Stoddard, SLYDE The Playground Hound
Tel: 1-800-388-2196
Fax: (208)-652-7826
slyde@playgroundhound.com
www.playgroundhound.com
SLYDE to make appearance at the NAEYC 2004 Annual Conference & Expo, Anaheim, California, November 10-13, 2004. Sponsored by BCI Burke Company.

"Loved by children and respected by adults", nationally recognized safety icon, SLYDE The Playground Hound will make a live appearance at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference and Exposition in Anaheim, California this November. SLYDE will be on hand to introduce daycare operators, owners and program directors to his unique style of teaching awareness of consequences messages to children pre-K to nine years old. This comprehensive playground safety awareness program includes an in-depth safety curriculum, live appearances, playground safety comics strips and children's website, visit www.slyde.com.

As children are drawn to model SLYDE's "cool and careful ways", improved and safer behavior at the playground will result. "Children gravitate around SLYDE because he is truly a lovable character," said Greg Lee of R.G. Detmers and Associates. Detmers parent company, BCI Burke Company is long time supporter and sponsor of the SLYDE program. BCI Burke Company is a manufacturer of playground equipment with 75 years of experience making safe play a priority in all they do.

Conference attendees with have an opportunity to schedule their own SLYDE live appearance, purchase the curriculum, storybooks, posters and game boards and more right on the trade show floor or order online at www.playgroundhound.com.
Curriculum alignment to national standards makes implementation easy.

Additionally, safety conscientious organizations can download a SLYDE web site link and receive a "free" screen saver. For playground safety programs to fit any size group or budget, call 800-388-2196.

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