Bursledon Buttercups Early Years Centre - A Forest Pre-School

01/10/2025

This amazing young lady is my daughter, Daisy, of whom I am very proud!

*schoolgirl squeal*

Firstly, 📸🔥

As some of you will know the exhibition last year struck something deep in me, probably rather buried in shame, uncertainty, and wrapped in vulnerability.

I never imagined I'd be in the show the following year, let alone on the exhibition poster.

You can find our stories and photos via my bio, but please do go and visit the show in person.

Starting today until the end of the month, you'll find COLOURISM at:
📍Southampton Central Library
📍Woolston Library
📍Shirley Library
📍MAST Mayflower Studios
📍The Spark, Solent
📍Barton Peveril

DM me if you go, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

01/10/2025

I am very proud to celebrate Black History month in Southampton with my daughter Daisy who was part of the Colourism photographic exhibition. In these sad times,when people of colour are actively discriminated against it is so important to remember that we all have roots in Africa and this is something that should bring us together in celebration of everyone. Just one big family at the end of the day!

My name is Toluwa and I identify as Black. I grew up in South London which has a significant Black population, and as such had an influence on my upbringing. I was aged around 10/11 when I noticed that I was different to the wider population. Both of my parents are Nigerian, my father is from the so...

05/09/2025

We would like to wish all our Buttercups the very best of days on the start of their new adventures. We are thinking of you all. It would be lovely to see your photos. 🤗

08/08/2025

Today’s the day. A little bird told me there might be cake! Looking forward to seeing you there.🤗

03/08/2025

The Buttercups of Bursledon will be there. We have loved watching the new pavilion rising from the ground. We would like to thank Dan, Matt and Peter for being such great friends to us over the years and also the parish council for being so welcoming.

02/08/2025

Wow, what a wonderful picnic, so many faces old and new. It was so good to reminisce and catch up. My only regret is we didn’t get a group photo, too busy talking! 😆

I’ve had an idea! I’d like to create a Buttercups Memory Book and I need everyone’s help. Please send me a couple of the photos of your child at Buttercups and I will make them in to one of those photo books. I know we took so many photos over the years but we were not allowed to keep them and it would be so special to have a book with all the children included. thank you in advance.

We will arrange another picnic for next year and we keep the Buttercups page going so we can all keep in touch.

Thank you once again for coming today and I know some of you couldn’t make, we missed you and hope you can be with us next year.

Kate, Rachel, Steph and Carly ❤️

02/08/2025

Today’s the day the Buttercups have their picnic. We are so looking forward to a Big Buttercups get together.🤗🤗🤗Barnfield, Manor Farm Country Park, 11 am. We hope you can come!

18/07/2025

I am going to keep posting this in the hope that every Buttercup family sees it and comes along to celebrate everything Buttercups. 🤗🤗🤗

We would like to extend our invitation to everyone connected to Buttercuos to join us for a Big Buttercups Reunion Picnic on Saturday 2 August, 11 am at Barnfield, Manor Farm Country Park to celebrate and remember together. 🤗

17/07/2025

Hi everyone, It’s Alan here. Kate and I are sitting here at home reading through all of your lovely cards and messages, and marvelling at all of your gifts. It is quite overwhelming, after quite an overwhelming day, and both of us keep brimming over with tears.

We are blessed to have such a wonderful community of caring people around us. I can’t put into words how much it all means to us, and we both thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

We couldn’t have achieved what we have without the support of our wonderful team, Rachel, Steph and Carly, and I don’t think we can ever properly express how much this community of like-minded souls means to us. You are all - the children, the parents, the grandparents, the friends, the wider community in Bursledon - the very best of humanity, and we love you all.

17/07/2025

This is our very last day and I’m crying as I type. Let’s make it a great one, full of adventures, love and lots of great times. Saying goodbye is always hard but this year is going to be so sad. Today is about the children so let’s give them a wonderful day before they head off on their next adventure.

We would like to extend our invitation to everyone connected to Buttercuos to join us for a Big Buttercups Reunion Picnic on Saturday 2 August, 11 am at Barnfield, Manor Farm Country Park to celebrate and remember together. 🤗

16/07/2025

Our lovely Pre-School is closing tomorrow, Meridian TV news ran a piece on us today.

Something's gone wrong and we've got some technical issues at our end. Please take a look at on Twitter for the most up-to-date information from us.

01/07/2025

Our Big Buttercups Celebration/Reunion Picnic will be on Saturday 2 August at Manor Farm Country Park. Meet at Barnfield car park at 11 am. We really hope to see you all there to celebrate everything Buttercups. 🤗🤗🤗 past and present what a day it would be if the whole Buttercup family were there!