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 [ … ]
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Buddings Broadway and Storybook are Painting the Fall!
Why Artful Fall ? I grew up in Catalunya surrounded by art. One of my favorite memories when I was a child was when we celebrated Joan Miró’s 100th birthday [ … ]
“We have a pet” returns this fall!
What do we learn from animals? When I was born, my parents already had a dog. His name was Barney. He was a HUGE black Newfoundland/Lab cross, and the stories [ … ]
BKC Falling In Love 2018 Field Trips!
It’s time to “Fall In Love” with… Field trips! This season, we have a diverse set of adventures that we are excited to share with all the Big Kids of Buddings! [ … ]
Book Nook: Importance of Books in Early Learning
Throughout the season we had lots of fun Reading books, creating art, and having fun under the sun! Being creative through book inspirations was no fuss… Now let’s reflect [ … ]
Storybook Tales
Summertime Rhyme went flying by… When Jenny Bachhuber returned this July, my BKC responsibilities lifted, and with help from Ayumi (pictured here, always smiling ;), the two centre managers Sarah and Ehlssie, and the [ … ]
Snack Hits at Buddings!
One of the best compliments that we receive during snack time is when children ask us for seconds. “More please! More please!” brings a smile to our faces, especially when we provide [ … ]
Traveling with children
Hallo! Bonjour! Guten tag from children at Buddings! Did you receive one of the holiday postcards from us? Since we started our journey in June, we’ve learned a lot about geography, [ … ]
Storybook June? Yes, it is our snack theme!
Do you know we have a snack activities theme?We have worked on Storybook June as the theme for last month.We also combined with our morning activities! You know kids love [ … ]
BKC Storybook Mornings: Book Nook!
Find a corner, grab a book, Storybook presents, Book Nook! But what’s a nook? Read on and you will see… Book Nook is the class each child will plea! [ … ]
Buddings Twice a Week – for social!
According to UBC’s Institute for Early Childhood Education and Research proficient social skills are a key indicator for early school success. Social skills don’t develop in a vacuum, and they can’t [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Forces of Nature Report!
For our Forces of Nature class, we started with learning all about the process underneath the earth’s surface. That includes earthquakes, lava, and of course volcanoes! Moving on to the processes [ … ]
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 [ … ]