Bumbles in the Park Open Morning 2025
Welcome to Bumbles in the Park! Earlier this month, we hosted our yearly Open Morning at Bumbles in the Park. Situated right beside the play park in Ormeau Park, members of Bumbles Senior Team welcomed upcoming Nursery School children and their families to explore their new setting ahead of the summer transition and before starting […]
Congratulations to Our Bumbles Marathon Relay Team!
A massive cheer and congratulations is in order for our incredible Bumbles Day Care relay team who absolutely smashed the Belfast City Marathon yesterday! Kelly, Vilma, Amber, Becs, and Zoe – you are all superstars! Powering through each leg of the marathon with incredible determination and beaming smiles, your positivity, teamwork and contagious energy was […]
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 […]
Northern Ireland Childcare Support Scheme (NICSS)
“The Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS) is a Department of Education initiative designed to reduce the childcare costs of eligible working parents by 15% for all qualifying children. The overarching aim of this scheme is to help working parents with the affordability of childcare costs.” – Early Year Organisation As a registered Childcare provider, […]
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. […]
May 2024: Enquiries now closed
We reopened our enquiries in April and have been overwhelmed again by interest in spaces available at Bumbles. To ensure we continue to provide the high quality care you expect, we need to temporarily pause accepting new enquiries. We’ve received an incredibly large volume requesting various booking patterns for almost every group and setting. This […]
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
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 during their most formative years. It’s your opportunity to help […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bumbles celebrates milestone in 2023!
On Wed 1st March 2023, Bumbles Day Care will celebrate turning 30 years old. Through all this time, we have always kept close the core principles that Patricia introduced when she first started Bumbles in 1993; to provide children with quality care in a homely, safe and stimulating environment. Three decades later have brought about […]
Defibrillator Installation at Bumbles
Last week we successfully installed and registered a brand new Defibrillator at Bumbles Nursery on 22 Knockbreda Road. Through the support and donations towards the Pumpkin Patch fundraiser back in October, we have been able to purchase a HeartSine Samaritan PAD 500P and Rotaid External Cabinet. Bumbles car park gate is not locked at night meaning […]