For Summer Time Rhyme, teacher Ayumi is going to be in charge of Wednesday’s Big Kids Club: “Nature Adventure.” The middle of the week, I will take kids go on an [ … ]
Tag: preschoolers
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 [ … ]
Buddings Integration
If your child is under 3, unfamiliar with separation, or simply likes to start things slowly, our Integration Program is for you! Upon request, new families will find the child(ren)’s [ … ]
Do Gardens Really Grow at Daycare?
…. and the answer is that it depends. If you’ve been attending our centre in Broadway, you’d notice that we have an indoor planter filled with ever-changing greens. This spring [ … ]
Bee Party – June 16, 2 – 4pm
Cross-pollination of crops by bees affects 30% of the food we eat, and 90% of the survival of wild plants, so if we want the world to be a healthy, [ … ]
Flexible Daycare in the news! – Apr. 2018
On Apr. 27, 2018, the CBC’s Zahra Premji, and Fairview MLA George Heyman both stopped by our Broadway centre to talk to parents about flexible care. The piece starts around [ … ]
We have a pet! Lots of pets…
On Saturdays this spring at Broadway, the kids and teachers are learning about animals! We recently adopted a guinea pig, and here’s what we’ve learned so far: He eats carrots [ … ]
Spring has Sprung Field Trips
Fieldtrips give a first hand view of class topics, and sharing the experience makes the learning, and the friendships, last! Weekday trips run from 1 – 4pm and Saturday kids go [ … ]
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 [ … ]
BKC Spring Has Sprung 2018
The days are getting warmer and longer; gardeners prepare to sow, leaves and flowers start to blossom along bare branches. From the warmth of the sun, and the downpour of [ … ]