Bumbles Summer Camp 2024
Our Bumbles Summer Camp team have been busy planning and coordinating a jam-packed 7 week summer programme in Belfast to keep your children engaged, entertained, and safe over the summer holidays. SUMMER CAMP BOOKINGS OPEN! Closing Friday 7th June. SUMMER CAMP DAILY ROUTINE Everyday will include a warm welcome with chilled chat, yoga and meditation sessions. […]
School Run Revolution as Bumbles introduces its first Electric car!
Reducing Bumbles’ carbon footprint is something we are strongly passionate about. One recent change we have made is switching one of our vehicles to an electric car. Having recently joined the Belfast Business Promise Supporter Organisation, we are committed to working towards a number of business pledges, one being to ‘Protect our Environment.’ This pledge […]
Sparkling smiles at Bumbles
Did you know that as soon as a child’s teeth start to come through, they are ready for tooth brushing to start? Children don’t just have sparkling personalities, at Bumbles, we promote their sparkling smiles too! This is through fun and the careful guidance from our team during Bumbles ‘Time to Brush.’ Our Nursery age […]
8 Reasons You Should Consider a Rewarding Career in Childcare
8 Reasons You Should Consider a Rewarding Career in Childcare Have you ever thought about a career that lets you make a real difference in the lives of others? Working with children is so much more than a job. It offers the unique opportunity to play a vital role in a child’s learning and development […]
Bumbles Xtra Vision
Lights, camera, action! Bumbles ‘Xtra Vision‘ is now open for all of our families to enjoy. In Bumbles ‘Autumn Update’ to parents, we mentioned that we had collected an abundance of old DVDs from friends and family ready to take to the charity shop. Prior to them going to the charity shop, we thought we […]
Bumbles Pumpkin Patch 2023
Last Friday, we held our annual Bumbles Pumpkin Patch in celebration of Bumbles’ 30th Year in business! Bumbles Pumpkin Patch has become a special social occasion in our calendar. All of our Bumbles children, parents, team and their families are invited to join an evening of fun. The event is a great opportunity for everyone […]
Delivering fresh fruit to Bumbles children for nearly 30 years!
It’s hard to believe Bumbles Day Care has been working in partnership with Michel’s Fruit and Vegetable Shop on the Ormeau Road in Belfast for nearly three decades. Michel’s Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Michel’s quality-driven, reliable and friendly local service delivers an abundance of fresh fruit to our door every week. Hundreds of children at […]
The Magic of Summer Camp
Bumbles Summer Camp 2023 We can’t quite believe that another Bumbles Summer Camp is over! As we reflect on what has been a triumphant 7 weeks of fun, adventures, learning and memory-making, we are overjoyed with the positive feedback from our team, parents and most importantly children. The theme for Summer Camp 2023 was centred […]
30th Surprise from the Bumbles Team
To celebrate going into the July week of closure, Bumbles held a small Summer Garden Party at HQ last Friday evening after work. During the evening of pizza, drinks, fun and games, the team surprised Patsy with a beautiful picture designed by local artists Lines & Colour to celebrate Patsy’s business achievement and Bumbles’ 30 […]
Bumbles attends the Nursery Managers Show 2023
Last Saturday (1st July 2023), Bumbles’ Senior Team attended the Nursery Managers Show in Birmingham alongside 4,000 other Nursery and Care industry colleagues. The day was themed around Operational Excellence, Well-being and an opportunity for our team to avail of free CPD (Continuous Professional Development). The talks led by leading industry experts spoke on topics […]
Tax-free Childcare Information
Recently, we took part in a Tax-free Childcare information meeting held by Childcare Choices. The government run organisation’s main purpose is to raise awareness and understanding of the government Tax-free Childcare scheme that helps parents or carers with childcare costs. We were very surprised by the statistics of parents still unaware or not using the […]
Your first day at nursery…
First day of nursery has arrived for your little one! How are you? Our 30 years of experience has shown us the anxieties parents might feel around sending their child to Day Nursery. You have been your child’s main carer since birth and it can be only natural to feel overwhelmed at the idea of […]
BUMBLES SUMMER CAMP 2023
!! SUMMER CAMP BOOKING NOW OPEN !! Every year Bumbles hosts its very own Summer Camp over the months of July and August for P1 to P7 children and little ones just about to go into P1. This year, our team are raring to go with an exciting, action-packed programme at either or all Bumbles […]
Pamper…and we’re not talking nappies!
During May, we welcomed the wonderful Janie to Bumbles. Janie is a professional masseuse (qualified in Swedish, Sports and Pregnancy massage) and our collaboration is to help promote and enhance our team well-being. Janie, who is also a Bumbles parent, is hosting walk-in massage sessions at both our Nursery and Bumbles on the Hill settings. […]
A special Easter visit
What a wonderful Easter celebration in our 30th year! Last week, we were delighted to welcome Kinedale Donkeys to Bumbles to celebrate Easter with our children before our short break, and we even had a surprise visit from the Easter bunny! Kinedale Donkeys On Thursday morning, Robert from Kindale Donkeys arrived with his adorable friends […]
Financial support with Childcare costs
Registered and Approved Childcare Provider Childcare providers are a vital resource to society, enabling parents to get into and stay in work. We understand the significant expense childcare is for families and want to highlight to all parents of the current financial support available in Northern Ireland. Bumbles is an approved Childcare provider, meaning we […]