CAPS

01/06/2026

☀️ Summer Raffle – Our Final Fundraiser of the School Year! ☀️

We’re excited to announce our Summer Raffle, with the draw taking place on Tuesday 23 June.

🎟️ Tickets are just £1 each and are available now from Bees Nees Early Years Centre.

📆 Please return all ticket stubs and payment by Monday 22 June to ensure your entries are included in the draw.

🛝 Every ticket sold will help us refresh and improve our outdoor play area, while giving you the chance to win some fantastic prizes!

🤩 We have been absolutely blown away by the generosity of local businesses and parents who have donated such amazing prizes. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us by making a donation.

✨ Here’s a taste of what’s up for grabs: ✨

🍕 Little Wing Pizzeria 24 inch pizza
🐮 Streamvale Farm family pass
⛳️ Scrabo Gold Club 4 ball
🎫 £100 Tesco voucher
👩‍⚕️ Jen Aesthetics Medical voucher
🎭 Play Town NI family pass
🎨 Wee Cat Glass Art hand painted tumbler set
🍽️ Urban Scullery voucher
🐥 Ark Open Farm family pass
💄 Beauty hamper
🛒 Eurospar Hardford Link voucher
🧁 Nibble & Peck voucher
🍟 Millars Traditional Fish & Chips voucher
🥩 H & J Carnduff Butchers voucher
☕️ Wild Heart Coffee Roasters 1kg coffee beans
🧘‍♀️ Ree-lax Yoga & Wellness voucher
📸 Sami Magill Photography voucher
💆‍♀️ Pretty Lush Beauty back massage
🫖 House Coffee voucher
👗 Jonzara voucher
🍿 4 Omniplex Cinema tickets

🐝 Don’t miss your chance to support the children and be in with a chance of winning. The more tickets sold, the more we can invest in creating an even better outdoor space for our little bees.

🍀 Good luck and thanks for all your support!

18/05/2026

🤗 C.A.P.S Celebration Day 🤗

What a fantastic morning listening to MBE Collin Miller and sharing in today’s Early Years training session- Architects of tomorrow 🤩. Thank you to everyone who attended and continues to support C.A.P.S — your engagement and support mean so much to us. 💜
If you are looking any information get in touch with us via messenger or email us: [email protected]

“Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists they become the best they can possibly be “

Church Street Nutrition 💚reminding us on how nutrition plays a key role in how we feel day to day. highlighting the importance of looking after our wellbeing and making small, positive choices to support our health 💚

10/05/2026

Any ladies out there thinking of taking up golf... why not try our taster sessions starting later this month. If you are interested, please email your name and contact number to [email protected] and we will be on touch. ⛳️

03/04/2026

Pre-schools here are calling for a review of how pupil numbers are allocated after being forced to turn away hundreds of children from their local communities.

They say they have had no option but to leave parents frustrated by a “flawed” admissions process that means there are not enough places to meet demand.

02/03/2026

Thank you to Rascals N Ruffians for hosting our peer support session on empowering staff. Your warm welcome and hospitality made the day so special. Supporting and valuing our teams truly makes all the difference in early years. 💫

23/02/2026

A huge thank you to Panda Preschool for hosting our CAPS Empowerment Training focused on high quality provision. Your hospitality was outstanding and your team engagement was fantastic.

Staff is your best resource — when we invest in building confidence, skills and wellbeing, we strengthen outcomes for every child.

21/02/2026

Voluntary & Private Preschools
Providing high-quality early years education for all children and families.

We are committed to nurturing curiosity, building confidence, and creating inclusive environments where every child feels valued and supported.

Because every child deserves the very best start.

09/02/2026

Thank you to Groomsport Playgroup Ltd for hosting our peer support session on empowering staff. Building confidence and self-esteem reminds us that the greatest resource in childcare is our staff 🙌

02/02/2026

Thank you to Little Rays Queensway for hosting our second peer support session on the Curiosity Framework—empowering our staff through curiosity, connection, and learning together.

11/12/2025