2024: A year of change, growth and celebration
As we reflect on the past year, we’re filled with pride and gratitude for the incredible journey we’ve shared with our amazing team and the wonderful families who entrust us with their children’s care at Bumbles. 2024 presented a year of ongoing challenges for the childcare industry. As a ratio driven Day Care, navigating rising […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bumbles stays open for NHS keyworkers
Due to the Corona Virus pandemic, Bumbles was very quick to put measures in place to be able to remain open to provide emergency childcare for NHS keyworkers throughout March and April. At the beginning of the pandemic and until further information was provided by the government, we developed a response strategy and implemented it […]