Facing the COVID-19 challenges leads to personal choices for everyone. For businesses, the risks and mitigation strategies are also framed by government instruction, and financial support structures. But finally, it also depends on [ … ]
Lucky and Talented Codie Shiels
Codie Shiels and her partner had been in Canada for less than a month when the Covid-19 pandemic was declared. Codie is Irish, but instead of ducking out on her [ … ]
Code of COVID Conduct
What it means: Assumption of Infection: we will treat everyone as possible coronavirus contact, maintaining distance, washing hands regularly, and being ever mindful of our possible contamination. Daily Health Check: [ … ]
Safe and Social (distance) Daycare
Childcare in BC is an essential service, and when we consider the support it provides to the really essential workers, including doctors and nurses, transportation and emergency workers, we’re honoured to serve. After three weeks in [ … ]
Buddings Moves Online
This season, the Buddings Big Kids Club, all the teachers, and the whole wide world, are practicing physical and social distancing, in an effort to curb the spread of the [ … ]
Spring Things Swap
The days are flying by, cool and wet, but warm in the sunshine, and we’re gearing up for our annual As usual, we will be accepting any and all infant- and [ … ]
How much it costs
Licensed flexible daycare in East Vancouver As a result of the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Buddings is closing our Broadway location as of June 26, 2020. We will [ … ]
Waive my fees! – one time
Membership includes one waive! When new families join our program, a Waive my fees! invoice is added to your account. It’s a get-out-of-jail free card you can use to waive any [ … ]
Storybook Saturdays
Come play inside! Saturdays from Dec. 7 – Feb. 29 Storybook Saturdays is a new parent participation program of sustainability-focused activities, cooking, crafts, and storytime, for kids aged 1 – 6, and their [ … ]
Holiday Party & Regift Exchange – Dec. 14 @ Storybook
Everyone’s Invited! Have you ever received A gift you don’t need? It’s nice, as you see, But not your cup of tea. From sweet old Aunt Pat, or your thoughtful friend Sherry Bring [ … ]
Top 10 Best Books
The fall season is here, and with it the new BKC season, Autumn Top 10. Buddings newest teacher, Johanna Robert, and I are co-presenting our Best Books program at Storybook, and [ … ]
September Staffing
September is right around the corner, and Sarah, Ehlssie, and I are cautiously optimistic that the fall schedule is coming together… Thank goodness for Aïda, and Tomomi, and Kez, for [ … ]
It’s a clean, green summer
What's more fun than bubbles?? Clean & Green on July 22, 2019 Thank you to the families, organizers, sponsors, and watermelon carvers who came out last Sunday (okay, two Sundays [ … ]
Extra Safe Rules
The “Extra Safe” rules at Buddings are the most important things to remember to keep the kids… extra safe. The posters are up at both centres, and part of our [ … ]
Sustainable Summer Adventures Contest!
Step 1: Register for the contest to get one entry for the draw on July 31, 2019. Step 2: View or download our 8 sustainable journeys and enjoy getting out there this [ … ]
Summer Party – Clean and Green! July 21, 2019
China is rocking the world! In Jan. 2018, China introduced the National Sword Policy, effectively refusing to continue to accept the world’s plastic, and reducing the level of acceptable “contamination” in other [ … ]
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 [ … ]
How to… pay your invoices
As of May 2019, members will be asked to pay snack, late pick-up, and other incidental invoices right from the dashboard, and we’ve made it easy for you to pay [ … ]
Time for a policy update
Have you consented to our new policies? On May 25, 2019 we updated our Daycare Policies. Here’s what it means for you: We have a brand new, one-stop How It Works [ … ]
How to change membership options
Change or Cancel your Membership for the end of the month: Step 1: Go to buddings.ca/forms and download the Membership Change Form. Or find it in centre. Find our Parent [ … ]