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 [ … ]
Spring Swap Recap 2019
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 [ … ]
Get your tickets! The Bird Show is on now!
Today, on The Bird Show… Fridays, from 1 – 4pm, at Storybook Buddings, the Big Kids and I are learning about birds. We’ve interviewed a vet, and visited a neighbourhood [ … ]
The Bird Show – with special guests, Fridays at Storybook
Q: What do great journalists, great listeners, and preschoolers of all shapes and sizes, have in common? It’s not patience for listening, although that would be nice… It’s not even [ … ]
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.
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 [ … ]
Buddings Books – Yummy Yucky, by Leslie Patricelli
Leslie Patricelli’s Yummy Yucky has simplified my life in a way not dissimilar to the impact made by Michelle Kondo’s Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up. The 2003 release was inspired by Patricelli’s [ … ]
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 [ … ]
What’s “Up” in 2019?
This Winter, Sarah and I are co-presenting our Big Kids Club “Up” class at Storybook on Mondays, and while the topic encompasses everything over, around, and under the Sun, it’s also [ … ]
He was a real good dog – Benson Poodle, 200?-2019
On Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, Buddings Daycare dog Benson Poodle was able to get out for a nice walk in the sun, passing through our old neighbourhoods and favourite East [ … ]
The Ladies of Buddings Daycare
This fall, I am privileged to spend my days in the company of a truly fantastic group of women. If your child attends with us, I’m sure you’ll agree, the [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Investigation finds no clues on Finch Mystery
Oct. 9, 2018: vancouver, east side Reported on Instagram twelve days ago, the Storybook Birds, Pebbles and Finch were found – … and not found – dead… [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Big Kids Club vs. Preschool: a matter of marketing
September arrives – fresh faces, great expectations, and a brisk season of starting anew. Our biggest and best buddies are aging out, off to kindergarten. Our summer students head home, to China, [ … ]
Pee, pee, pee… every 90 minutes
Buddings has helped hundreds of kids make the move from baby to big kid, and if potty training is on your horizon, we have a little song we think you and [ … ]