News & Events
Looking for some spring time activities?
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
Read our garden fun with children blog. Gardening Fun with Children – We hope you enjoy the read.
Read MoreWhy Handwriting Helps You Learn
Thursday, March 9th, 2023
Nowadays it’s less about putting pen to paper and more about turning on your laptop. But are we losing out by letting the art of penmanship die? Lots of evidence shows handwriting for kids stimulates the brain and offers benefits typing doesn’t. Our latest infographic looks at the benefits and more that come with learning […]
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Giving back to our communities
Friday, February 24th, 2023
Giving to charities are a fantastic way of showing children the art of giving. It helps them to appreciate that often there are people in our community and world that are less fortunate and may need a little extra help from the community around us. It is also a way of showing them what a […]
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Animals that Stay Together Forever
Tuesday, February 14th, 2023
When it comes to long-term relationships, here are some animals who offer a few great examples of life-long romance.
Read MoreThe A to Z of Getting Fit with Your Children
Saturday, February 11th, 2023
If you’re a parent, then you know it’s a constant challenge to balance keeping the kids both healthy and entertained at the same time! That’s why we at Giraffe Childcare have come up with a clever, informative and adorable infographic, titled The A-Z of Getting Fit with Your Children. From Football to Yoga, Playgrounds to […]
Read More50 Amazing Facts About the Moon
Friday, December 2nd, 2022
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LYTW celebrations 2022
Monday, November 14th, 2022
Wow! what a fabulous week we had at Giraffe Childcare last week celebrating our Love Your Team Week 2022.
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Have a spook-tastic weekend!
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022
It is that wonderful time of year again where the witches and goblins are out on show and there are magnificent displays of pumpkins everywhere.
Read MoreMaking Room for Me Time
Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
There’s no denying the fact that raising young children is all-consuming. Particularly if you’re a full-time mum or taking a career break to raise your brood, it’s tremendously important to reserve at least a small part of the week that is just for you. Otherwise it’s all too easy to lose your very essence under the mountains of laundry, nappies and crusting-over cereal bowls.
Ho-hum, you might say suspiciously, so exactly how is this possible? Well, the answer is that it depends completely on the ages and stages of your child or children.
Learning together
Friday, July 1st, 2022
The workshops covered topics such as play-based learning, transitions for children moving rooms, and a wide range of skills demonstrations modules to promote best practice in care for the Wobbler age group
Read More20 Facts About Headlice
Monday, February 14th, 2022
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Changes to the Government Childcare Funding!
Thursday, July 9th, 2020
With effect from 24 August 2020, all childcare subsidy schemes are being moved onto the National Childcare Scheme (NCS), except for the ECCE preschool scheme. Depending on your child’s date of birth you will need to register your child for the following subsidy schemes : Date of Birth of Child Childcare Scheme Link to Register […]
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Inclusion is so important at all ages
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
Our children in Giraffe Stepaside have been very busy learning Lamh, sign language as part of our inclusion programme. As part of this learning the children learned to sign Perfect Love by Ed Sheeran. Watch the video and see what an amazing job they all did – we are so proud of them.
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Delicious Spring Vegetable Pasta Bake
Tuesday, March 31st, 2020
This delicious spring time dinner is a quick and easy dinner for all to enjoy. It is a great way to introduce lots of yummy vegetables. We hope you enjoy this as much as all the children do at our centres. Ingredients: penne pasta, cauliflower, peppers, onions, celery, garlic cloves, ground & fresh coriander, ground […]
Read MoreNovel Coronavirus Pneumonia in China
Friday, January 31st, 2020
At Giraffe, safeguarding the health and well-being of our children and staff is our priority. In light of the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia in China, we have put together some information, all of which is based on HSE advice. Currently there are no confirmed cases in Ireland and that the public health […]
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Defibrilliators Installed in Each of our Centres
Friday, September 13th, 2019
We have installed automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in our 21 centres across Dublin, Meath and Kildare. This is part of our commitment to safeguard children, staff, parents and visitors in the event of a cardiac arrest. The installations were part of a wider campaign that has seen Busy Bees and Giraffe Childcare fit more than […]
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Team Giraffe @ Dublin Mini Marathon
Friday, June 8th, 2018
For the past 4 years, team members from our Giraffe centres have taken part in the Dublin VHI Mini Marathon on the June Bank holiday weekend. 81 of our Giraffe team members took part in the race this year. This year’s event was held on Sunday instead of on the Monday – and we were all very grateful […]
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Wellbeing Week @ Giraffe
Friday, April 20th, 2018
Our wellbeing week was full of activities running across all of our centres, including the LunchtimeMile, healthy eating and wellbeing initiatives.
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Spring has Sprung!
Friday, March 16th, 2018
While the seasons are slowly changing from winter to spring, and the days continue to get a little bit brighter, the children in Giraffe have enjoyed a wide range of spring time activities. Below are just some of the wonderful events that have taken place over the last few weeks in our centres: Pyjama Day […]
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