Bridgend Buddies - childminder in Longside

🎄📺📚🩷 Set your tvs to record these over the festive period on BBC1! And then watch them all year round 🥰

Only 3 more sessions this year!
Sharing stories, songs and rhymes with babies and young children has many benefits including supporting children's language, learning and social skills. It's fun, free and simple, and the benefits will last their lifetime. Come join Bookbug - with a little Festive twist 🌟

Hello everyone, hello everyone!👋🏼

We are excited there will be 2 Bookbug sessions at Fraserburgh library over the Festive period.

To book your place please click on the link⬇️
Christmas Bookbug session
Tuesday 23rd December at 10.30am
https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=17176642

Winter themed Bookbug session
Tuesday 30th December at 10.30am
https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=17176689

📢 EARLY LEARNING & CHILDCARE FUNDED PLACES 2026/2027

Applications for funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) places for the 2026/27 school year are coming up next week.

👶 Who is eligible?
Children born between August 19, 2021 and February 29, 2024 are entitled to free ELC in 2026/27.

If your child turns 3:
• By August 31, 2026 → Eligible from Aug 2026*
• By December 31, 2026 → Eligible from January 5 2027
• By February 28, 2027 → Eligible from April 12, 2027

*Children must have turned 3 the day before term starts.

Term dates vary each year and you can check here:

📅 Term dates:https://abshirepublications.blob.core.windows.net/acblobstorage/1f6d4157-412e-42c6-bf6e-90d099064c90/school-holiday-planner-25-30.pdf

🏫 Where can my child get a funded place?
Funded places are available in:
• Local authority nurseries
• Commissioned playgroups
• Private day nurseries
• Commissioned childminders

All funded ELC settings are regulated by Education Scotland and the Care Inspectorate, and quality assured by Aberdeenshire Council.

📝 When and how to apply

Local Authority Nurseries:

Apply online between December 8–19, 2025.

ℹ️ Info and forms will be available here:
https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/schools/childcare-and-early-learning/3-and-4-year-olds/

You will later need to provide:
• Your child’s birth certificate
• Proof of address (e.g. recent utility bill or bank statement)

Commissioned playgroups, private nurseries and childminders:

1️⃣ Apply directly to your chosen provider from December 8, 2025.
2️⃣ Once a place is secured, your provider will ask you to complete the online funded hours application. This funding will be paid direct to your chosen funded provider by Aberdeenshire Council.
(If you don’t complete this step, the provider may charge you full fees.)

📘 Full details and a list of providers can be found in the “Applying Early Learning and Childcare for Your Child” booklet here https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/schools/childcare-and-early-learning/3-and-4-year-olds/.

September fun

More summer fun, cinema, Pitfour lake, parks, fire engine next to the house and lots more 🚒

Summer fun ☀️🕶️