Let’s talk business… Buddings has been a pioneer in flexible daycare since we opened in 2011. Our software and model are in use at programs in other parts of BC, [ … ]
Space available for School-age care
Before and After School Program For Lord Selkirk Our licensed school-age care program is back for the 2024-25 school year, servicing the Lord Selkirk Elementary school with before and after [ … ]
Thanks for a year of School-Age Care!
Our year-long school-age care adventure comes to a close this month, and we are so happy to have had the opportunity to meet the kids and families of Lord Selkirk [ … ]
March Break Camp 2024
Spring is around the corner! Are you looking for something FUN and ACTIVE for your school age kids during the spring break? Not to worry! Storybook Buddings School Age Program [ … ]
Changes Coming in 2024
Our Buddings story in 2023 had twists we didn’t imagine this time last year. We had to make huge decisions, and changes, fast – to keep up with a changed business/childcare/…world. Everyone [ … ]
Friday Night Film Club for 9 – 12 y.o.
Friday Night Film Club will run weekly from 6 – 8pm at 1438 Cedar Cottage Mews on Friday nights through the winter, inviting kids aged 9 and older to learn [ … ]
Buddings Kids Club – Kindergarten to 12 years old
School Age Care in Cedar Cottage has arrived! Introducing our newest licensed program: Buddings Kids Club! Starting in 2023, our popular, flexible childcare at Storybook Buddings accepts children from 18 months to [ … ]
2Loops Arrives at Storybook on Oct. 21!
Spooky Storytime with Ayumi at 11am 👻 The 2loops Family Store has made the move to East Vancouver and our monthly kids’ stuff pop-up shop at Storybook Buddings will happen this weekend! [ … ]
Buddings Teachers – Fall 2023
Reading bios is so last century (and early 2000’s)! For fall 2023, we’re going where the people are – on Instagram! And Youtube! In real living colour, right here on [ … ]
Shiori Takebuchi saves the day, everyday!
Shiori Takebuchi first came to Vancouver with her Early Childhood Educator program through Felicia College, in Tokyo, Japan. They toured our Broadway centre back in 2021 to get a feel [ … ]
Saying Goodbye to Broadway in 2023
Keeping our eyes on the road Since the BC NDP adopted their “$10/day” childcare platform in 2017, fee reductions have benefitted almost 100,000 families, providing up to $900 in subsidy for [ … ]
Summer Club teaches kids about the world
What is the Summer Club? Our new school-age kids program is starting on July 11, running every afternoon from 2:30 – 6pm, at 1438 Cedar Cottage Mews, in East Vancouver. Summer Club is a [ … ]
Summer 2023: It’s a hot one!
It’s getting hot in here! So put on your hats and shoes! 🎵 🎶 It is getting so hot! We’re going to use our sunscreen! 🎵 🎶 🙂 The weather is changing, [ … ]
School Age Info Night
School Age Care in Cedar Cottage What's happening? Flexible occasional care for toddlers and preschoolers at our Storybook Centre has been a great option for families since 2018, even when [ … ]
Spring Swap – Apr. 1, 2023 (no joke)
Spring Swap: Apr. 1, 2023, from 10am – 1pm Our kids’ toy & clothing swap is back at Buddings Broadway this Spring, with good quality kids’ stuff, aged 0 – [ … ]
Start Something Small This Spring
Welcome to Spring! Life starts small. And then it grows. One of our favourite books, by Cynthia Rylant and Brendan Wenzel, Life, teaches us that every animal loves their [ … ]
Application for SBK School Age Care in 2023
Storybook Afterschool Club from 3 – 6pm Our Storybook centre at Knight and Kingsway, is nestled amongst half a dozen schools, nextdoor to the library, and local to hundreds of [ … ]
Yuki makes the leap!
Yuki Nakamura is a junior highschool teacher in Japan, with a Bachelor of Education, and an array of skills and interests to share with kids. Arriving in Canada earlier this [ … ]
Say Hello to Emma Le
Emma Le is an East Van native and a graduate of Gladstone Secondary School. She has younger siblings, has volunteered with the library reading program, and has worked with neighbourhood families [ … ]