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- 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… Read more: Northern Ireland Childcare Support Scheme (NICSS) - 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… Read more: Bumbles Summer Camp 2024 - 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… Read more: May 2024: Enquiries now closed - 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… Read more: School Run Revolution as Bumbles introduces its first Electric car! - 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… Read more: Sparkling smiles at Bumbles - 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… Read more: 8 Reasons You Should Consider a Rewarding Career in Childcare - 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… Read more: Bumbles Xtra Vision - 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… Read more: Bumbles Pumpkin Patch 2023 - 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… Read more: Delivering fresh fruit to Bumbles children for nearly 30 years! - 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… Read more: The Magic of Summer Camp - 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… Read more: 30th Surprise from the Bumbles Team - 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… Read more: Bumbles attends the Nursery Managers Show 2023 - 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.… Read more: Tax-free Childcare Information - 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… Read more: Your first day at nursery… - 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… Read more: BUMBLES SUMMER CAMP 2023 - 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,… Read more: Pamper…and we’re not talking nappies! - 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… Read more: A special Easter visit - 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… Read more: Financial support with Childcare costs - 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… Read more: Bumbles celebrates milestone in 2023! - 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… Read more: Defibrillator Installation at Bumbles - 2022 Year in Reflection
It is hard to believe that a whole 12 months has whizzed by after another eventful year in 2022. Before we reopen tomorrow (Tuesday 3rd January 2023) and welcome back all of our team and families to Bumbles, I wanted… Read more: 2022 Year in Reflection - Pudsey Bear visits Bumbles Day Care after £500 donation to Children in Need
A very special visitor popped into Bumbles last week to surprise all of the children and thank everyone for the £500 donation to Children in Need. Pudsey Bear made his way round all of the Bumbles settings throughout the day… Read more: Pudsey Bear visits Bumbles Day Care after £500 donation to Children in Need - Bumbles Pumpkin Patch raises money for community Defibrillator
At the end of October, Bumbles hosted a very special autumn event for all of our children, families and staff team. Together, we raised an incredible £2,312 in donations towards the installation of a defibrillator for our local community. Bumbles… Read more: Bumbles Pumpkin Patch raises money for community Defibrillator - Bumbles opens new setting in Castlereagh Hills
On 23rd May, we officially opened our 5th setting aptly named Bumbles on the Hill. Welcoming a host of new families to Bumbles, we are thrilled to have found a setting where we can grow into the space and explore… Read more: Bumbles opens new setting in Castlereagh Hills - Bumbles stays open for NHS keyworkersDue 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… Read more: Bumbles stays open for NHS keyworkers