Early Buds Creche

22/03/2026

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉

To celebrate our opening, we were kindly gifted a beautiful Spice of Life hamper — and we’ve decided to pass the love on to one of you! 🌿✨

Want to win this amazing hamper? Here’s how to enter:

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That’s it! 🙌

📅 Winner will be announced next Saturday 28/03

Good luck everyone! 💛

02/03/2026

02/03/2026

At the heart of his theory is the idea that children learn best through relationships, social interaction, and play. He introduced the concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) – the space between what a child can do on their own and what they can achieve with the support of a safe, attuned adult.

In play, children naturally step into this zone.

They explore roles, express feelings, test boundaries, and make sense of their world.
For play therapists, this is where the magic happens. ✨

Through a trusting therapeutic relationship, we offer scaffolding; gently supporting the child’s emotional and developmental growth at their own pace.

Within the safety of the playroom, children are not just “playing”…

They are:
• Processing experiences
• Developing regulation
• Building confidence
• Strengthening relationships

Vygotsky reminds us that healing and growth happen in connection.

28/02/2026

Listen to the podcast now

27/02/2026

This week’s podcast episode is about helping young people to regulate their emotions. Children can often display a rollercoaster of emotions and we discuss how normal this is, the developmental stages of emotional regulation and the important role of co-regulation – where parents help their child manage their emotions. Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4b8IFzE

26/02/2026

A wide range of articles and eLearning modules designed to help parents no matter what stage their child is at can be found on the Parenting 247 website.

Information and helpful tips are provided across topics such as, child safety, understanding baby behaviour, managing risky behaviour in teenagers and encouraging healthy eating.

A link to the Parenting 247 website along with a range of other parenting resources can be found on the Helplines, Parenting Courses and Advice page of the Supporting Parents website.

22/02/2026

Play looks different for every child and that’s exactly how learning grows. 🌱

From solitary exploration to cooperative play, children move through stages that support social-emotional development, communication, creativity, and problem-solving. Play isn’t random; it’s a powerful pathway to connection, confidence, and understanding the world around them.

When we slow down and observe, we can see children practising sharing, negotiating, imagining, and building relationships; all through play-based learning. ✨

Let’s celebrate the many ways children play and remember that every stage is meaningful, valuable, and part of their unique learning journey.

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14/02/2026

☘️ Save the date: Friday, 13th of March ☘️

This day next month, we will be having a social Table Quiz - a chance for Slane NS parents & guardians to get to know each other and have a bit of craic, while also celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge!

Hope you can make it..!

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(More details to follow..)

11/02/2026

Tomorrow evening - webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n6Qid-O_RYuwY5YkkEWHCQ #/registration