Buddies Childtime Centre Ltd

27/03/2026

This afternoon we had the pleasure of Ronan & Erin’s Granda Terry from Niavac come to supply and setup our new 75” Interactive Whiteboard in Preschool

We look forward to getting started with it on Monday!

This new piece of classroom equipment will…

🎨 1. Boost Engagement and Attention

🧠 2. Support Different Learning Styles

✏️ 3. Encourage Active Participation

🔤 4. Enhance Early Literacy and Numeracy

🎵 5. Make Learning Fun and Creative

10/03/2026

🌈 This month I added a new reward to the employee incentive scheme here at buddies

🎂’Buddie Birthdays’

📆 Each month I will reward staff members celebrating another year of service with a gift voucher

😊 Just a little token to thank them for their loyal service and consistency in looking after siblings of the same family as the years go by

For the month of March we have…

🧡 Irene celebrating her 1st buddie birthday

🩵 Leanne celebrating a wonderful 6 years

💛 Jill celebrating 2 years (or an impressive 13 years if we don’t count her little ‘siesta’ a while back) 🙊

Happy ‘buddie’ Birthday Ladies

03/03/2026

🐠 Last month we said goodbye to the last fish in our tank ‘Lemon’ who was with us since opening in 2012

🐟 Many thanks to Simon at Happy Pets NI for helping us pick our new fish

🙈 Now for the job of naming and looking after 16 new fish

17/02/2026

🥞 PANCAKE TUESDAY 🥞

17/02/2026

Special thanks to our baby buddies team - Jill our Leader with staff members Zoe & Berneen who organised a lovely Valentines themed stay n’ play for our parents and children on Saturday morning 💞

03/02/2026

☕️ Coffee to Go Morning for our parents as we know how busy the morning routine at home can be so parents were able to drop the kids off, grab their coffee and enjoy on their commute to work 🥞 Staff were also treated to coffee & crepes for their morning tea break…we hope you all enjoyed 😊

05/12/2025

Come have a look around and meet the staff ☺️ The only daycare in Omagh to offer FREE Preschool places!!!

17/11/2025

18/09/2025

🥹 We have not even finished our third week in Preschool and just look how well our little Preschoolers have settled in and enjoying their learning

Developing in all these areas -

💙 Listening skills through music, dance and outdoor games

💚 Colour recognition

🧡 Social skills & friendships

💜 Story retelling, sequencing & building vocabulary around the three little pigs

🩵 Arts & crafts and painting

❤️ Turn taking with sharing our stories during circle time

👏🏼 The children are also starting to predict what comes next in our daily routine and have mastered their snack routine already

😃 What a happy bunch of children, we can’t to see you develop over your Preschool year here at buddies

02/07/2025

🩵General Assistant position in our Education Authority Funded Preschool Room

💛September 2025 Start

🧡Monday to Friday (25hr Contract) 8am-1pm

🤔 Additional hours in Afterschool from 2pm daily if interested

Essential Criteria
✅ Level 3 Childcare or currently working towards achieving

✅ Previous experience working with children aged 0-5years

📧 CV or more information contact [email protected]

📆 Closing Date 21.07.25
Interviews from 22.07.25

22/02/2025

🚶🏻 Thank you to all who attended our Winter Waddle this morning

🐴 Was lovely to see so many and for the children to share their little walking route to see the animals at the gate with their parents and grandparents

🍪 Hope you all enjoyed your hot chocolate and cookies afterwards

📸 We forgot the camera on the first few groups who went out so if you have any pics feel free to share below