The outdoor classroom that fills your enrollment.
Every family tours the outside first. We design preschool outdoor spaces — built to your state's requirements — that turn the area out front into your best advertisement, working every hour of every day.
Powered by UltraPlay® · A Playcore brand · By North Star School Supply
Designed for your siteBudget · space · state requirements
This isn't a capital expense.
It's a revenue conversation.
Most playground companies sell you equipment. We start somewhere else — with the spots you're trying to fill. A well-designed outdoor classroom is one of the few facility investments that can pay for itself.
What a single empty enrollment spot can cost a center every month.
Lost revenue from just 5% vacancy in a 150-child program.
Convert one extra inquiry a month and the space can pay for itself within a year.
Parents judge your program
before they reach the door.
A family driving by forms an impression in seconds. A family on a tour forms it in the parking lot. A faded, dated structure says one thing about your program; a thoughtfully designed outdoor classroom facing the street says another. We design for that first look — because it's already happening, whether you planned for it or not.
Designed for how three- and four-year-olds actually learn.
- Defined zones for active play, quiet play, and gathering — not one big structure.
- Sensory and nature-based elements that support real developmental goals.
- Inclusive access so every child in your program can play.
- Age-right scale for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Grounded in Playcore's research-based early childhood design framework.
We start with your site, not a catalog.
Every assessment works through the three things that actually decide whether a playground happens — and whether it works once it's in.
Your budget
We design around what you can realistically spend, and show you how it pays back through enrollment — not a number pulled off a spec sheet.
Your space
What genuinely fits your yard, and how to zone it into an outdoor classroom that works for your ages — and looks right from the street.
Your state's requirements
Licensing and safety designed in from the start — built to ASTM and CPSC, and to the rules your state's inspector actually checks.
Three steps, one partner.
Book your assessment
A Nimbl specialist reviews your site, your goals, and your budget. No cost, no pressure.
See your design
A plan built to your space, your budget, and your state's requirements — so you know it works before you commit.
Build and support
Professional installation, and a partner who's still there after the ribbon-cutting.
One partner for a child's whole day.
North Star outfits the classroom inside. Nimbl designs the outdoor classroom out front. From the calm corner to the front gate — one relationship, indoors and out.
See it in the ground.
Ready to make the space out front work for you?
Book a free outdoor classroom assessment. We'll work through your budget, your space, and your state's requirements — no cost, no obligation.
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