At Budding Children’s Garden & Daycare, we offer up to 40 hours per month of licensed, flexible care for children 18 mo. to kindergarten and a Before and After School program for elementary school kids aged 5 – 12 years.
Registration, booking, and payment are all online, and you can choose your times with as little as one hour’s notice.
The centre is open from Monday to Fridays, 8am – 6pm, with hours split between the 2 age groups. We are closed on stat holidays, and for three 4-day weekends in the year.
Join Buddings in 3 simple steps:
Complete the application form and schedule an online orientation meeting through Google Meet.- For toddler/preschool care, please review our daycare policies here and prepare:
- to attend for 30 mins., with a computer screen you can view
- copies of children’s immunization records and
- such health insurance info (MSP, Carecard, travel ins., etc.) as you have
The school-age program policies are here, and families are invited to orient upon receipt of the same documentation, found on the Forms Page.
3. Once complete, you’ll receive emailed access to your Buddings account, and the information you need to manage your membership.
Once you’re in, you’ll need to know:
Payment Policies
- Families can use up to 40 hours per centre in calendar months, from the Buddings Account, with as little as one hour’s notice or up to 2 months in advance.
- We do not offer refunds for hours purchased.
- Hours are applied for the selected calendar month. They cannot be transferred between months.
- Snacks, late pick-up fees, and other incidental invoices will be sent to you for payment from the Dashboard, due on the 1st of the next month.
- Unpaid invoices outstanding for 3 months or more will be cleared with the next membership fees, incurring a $30 support fee. Final invoices will be billed to the credit card on file upon cancelation.
- Visits include 10-minute windows for pick-ups and drop-offs. After 10 past, children will be booked into the next hour. We ask that families use the cubby area one at a time.
- To cancel your membership, download the Change Form from buddings.ca/forms and submit it to membership@buddings.ca by the 15th of the month for changes to occur at month’s end. Deadline can be extended to the end of the month for a $30 support fee.
- Membership includes one free waive. Use it wisely.
How to pay your invoices
Booking Policies
How to buy hours
How to book hours
How to cancel hours
How to get your spots
How to change your membership
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