The sun came out and so did the crowd. Our second Storybook toy and clothing swap drew lots of new neighbours, some tried-and-true swappers, and more than a few friends [ … ]
Category: News & Events
Request for flexible license
Childcare policy is changing! We’d like licensed flexible care to be included! Click here to complete a form and generate the letter below. Learn more about the issue here.
Potty Training & Preschool Prep Info Night!
Last Friday, old friends and new gathered at Storybook Buddings for an evening of popcorn, potty training, and preschool info. Thank you to everyone who came! As the host of the [ … ]
Hello Spring Swap – April. 7, 11am – 1pm
You’re invited to our Toy & Clothing Swap! RSVP HERE Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us 🙂
No Subsidy for Occasional Care
When we opened in 2011, the Occasional Child Care license was brand new. No outside space required, broader care perspectives, and a double-wide age range, capped at 40 per month. And [ … ]
Get Ready for Big Kids Club 2019! – launch event: Feb. 8, @ 6:30pm
Like the children enrolled, and the business around it, our original, diverse, and flexible afternoon program for preschoolers has developed a personality all its own. After more than 6 years, Big [ … ]
Guilt-Free Children’s Market
Our Guilt-Free Children’s Market invites you to explore eco-friendly alternatives for your favourite parts of the holidays. Visit our East-Van location Storybook Buddings at 1438 Cedar Cottage Mews on December 15 [ … ]
Halloween Open House
Getting ready to sparkle and shine this Halloween? Park your stick, and trick, track, treat yourself to an afternoon of activities for 3 – 6 year olds, at the Storybook [ … ]
“Clap, clap, for an amazing swap!”
On Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018 we hosted our popular kids’ clothing swap event for the first time at Storybook Buddings and it went very well. Why to shop, when we can swap? [ … ]
Making flexible care a priority
Since April of this year, the BC NDP has been delivering on its promise to reduce fees to families for childcare. Their platform paper on the topic acknowledges families’ needs [ … ]
Storybook Swap – Sept. 30, 11am – 1pm
Get ready! Our next Toy and Clothing Swap has a new venue, and you’re going to love the fall focus: Falling in Love. Our usual $1-per-item protocol remains in place [ … ]
East-side Waterslide Recap!
Thank you for Joining our Waterslide Party! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 What better way to spend a hot sunny Saturday afternoon than to slide down [ … ]
Seeking Creative Daycare Teachers! (ongoing)
Budding Children’s Garden & Daycare is looking for motivated and creative Early Childhood Educators to join our floor team. We are bustling, with an established centre on West Broadway and [ … ]
Buddings Daycare Presents
absolutely free everyone’s invited On July 21, from 2 – 5pm, join us for an afternoon of waterslides and watermelons, at the Buddings Daycare Summer Party: East Side Waterslide. The [ … ]
Bee Party – June 16, 2 – 4pm
Cross-pollination of crops by bees affects 30% of the food we eat, and 90% of the survival of wild plants, so if we want the world to be a healthy, [ … ]
Storybook Buddings Opening Party – June 1, 2018
Families love flexibility! Despite their different schedules and reasons for valuing flexibility, when asked, all the parents who attended last month’s Lunch & Learn with MLA George Heyman, at Buddings Daycare [ … ]
Flexible Daycare in the news! – Apr. 2018
On Apr. 27, 2018, the CBC’s Zahra Premji, and Fairview MLA George Heyman both stopped by our Broadway centre to talk to parents about flexible care. The piece starts around [ … ]
Open House – May 6, 2018
The Big Kids Club spring season has certainly sprung, and now that summer is right around the corner, our May 6 open house is the time to… join ‘er. Join the [ … ]
Spring Cleaning Clothing Swap – April 15, 2018
Our 12th… or 14th?… Our latest Spring Toy and Clothing Swap is happening on Apr. 15, 2018 from 11am – 1pm! You can pick up bags, and bags of clothes and toys, [ … ]
Storybook Toy Opening Party – Mar. 27, 3 – 6pm
This month, the Buddings teachers have taken on a shopping challenge: How to buy toys and games for preschoolers and toddlers that meet our values of sustainability, inclusivity, open-endedness, and [ … ]