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Fabulous February
Friday, February 23rd, 2018
February has been an exciting month in Giraffe! With so many wonderful ‘early spring’ activities taking place over the past few weeks, we want to share some of the magical photos with you here. Fun in the Snow! Some of our centres enjoyed playing outside in the snow on a couple of occasions this month. The […]
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Children’s Favourite Christmas books
Wednesday, November 29th, 2017
Chances are your little ones have been asking about Christmas since the beginning of October now, so why not indulge their excitement and snuggle up together for an especially festive story time? Here are Giraffe’s top five picks for some memorable seasonal tales to get you all in the mood. What your children’s favourite Christmas […]
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Giraffe Training Academy – Preschool carers Seminar
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
A team Workshop focusing on the Preschool learning environment.
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A History of Halloween Costumes
Thursday, October 5th, 2017
Starting way back in the 8th century, dressing up and playing tricks is a Halloween tradition!
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Easy Ideas for Halloween Costumes
Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
Halloween is just around the corner and it’s time to prepare! Whether you’re invited to a party, you’re planning on going trick or treating, or whether you’ll just be hanging out at home, kids just love to dress up for this special occasion. Here are some ideas for easy homemade costumes that won’t break the […]
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Summertime Fun @ Giraffe
Monday, August 28th, 2017
Here are the highlights from our Summer Festivals in 2017!
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13 Weird and Wonderful Jungle Creatures
Sunday, August 27th, 2017
The world’s jungles are some of the richest habitats on earth, home to hundreds of species from the weird to the wonderful to the mysterious. Here are just a few of the majestic beasts who call the jungle their home. 1. Okapi Okapi are brown with light tan or grey cheeks, throat and chest. Their […]
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Our Wonderful Giraffe Graduates
Thursday, July 13th, 2017
Congratulations to the 2017 Preschool Graduates! Here are some photos that capture the excitement of the most recent celebrations.
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A quick and healthy dinner receipe from Chef Natalia
Monday, June 19th, 2017
The children are waiting patiently at the lunch table, while Chef Natalia presents them with one of their favourite dishes…. Pork & Apple Casserole! Natalia has been our chef at Giraffe Blanchardstown for 4 years, and creates exciting seasonal menu options for the children. Pork and Apple Casserole from our Spring Menu The ingredients in this […]
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Team Giraffe Mini Marathon
Friday, June 9th, 2017
Staff from each of our centres get together once a year to do a 10km mini marathon. Over 80 staff members signed up to take part in the 35th annual VHI Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon, one of the biggest all-women charity events in the world. Team Work! The rain on Monday June 5th certainly tested our spirits! But […]
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Tuesdays with Grandpa Peter
Wednesday, May 24th, 2017
Peter’s story-time tradition started after our Leopardstown centre held their annual Grandparents Day in September & invited the children’s grannies and granddads to join them for games and activities.
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Gardening with your child
Monday, April 24th, 2017
Dig in! Gardening with your child is fun and rewarding
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Easter Egg-citement at Giraffe
Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
The children were all very egg-cited when a special Easter visitor hopped into our creches last week!
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St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at Giraffe
Monday, March 20th, 2017
Celebrating our national day makes us all feel proud to be Irish, and it allows the children to gain a better understanding of Irish culture and traditions ( Aistear themes, Identity & Belonging).
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Children’s Books We Love
Monday, February 27th, 2017
It’s never too early to foster a love of books with your child. Stories will teach them all they need to know about the world they live in,
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Our tried & tested Pancake Recipe
Tuesday, February 21st, 2017
Pancakes your Children will love! Pancake Tuesday is otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, and is celebrated by many Christians around the world. Shove Tuesday is traditionally the day to use up all the rich ingredients – flour, milk and eggs before the fasting period of Lent starts. This year, Pancake Tuesday will be celebrated on Tuesday […]
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Pink Day @ Liffey Valley
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
The Carers and children at Childcare Liffey Valley held a special charity day in aid of A Princess called Emily.
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Healthy Ireland Smart Start Awards
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Congratulations! We are thrilled to announce that three of our Giraffe centres have recently been awarded the status of Healthy Ireland Smart Start centres! Congratulations to Giraffe Cherrywood, Giraffe Navan and Giraffe Liffey Valley on completing this initiative. All Giraffe centres are currently enrolled in the programme and expect to receive their awards over the coming […]
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Thursday, November 10th, 2016
Giraffe Training Academy – Toddler Staff Workshop Last Saturday, Giraffe Childcare’s Training Academy hosted a training day for 63 practitioners with Lillian and Carol from Early Childhood Ireland, delivering workshops on Facilitating Play Based Learning. Our senior crèche managers acted as our In-House workshop facilitators on the day, and covered a wide range of topics on Managing Children’s […]
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Witches, Goblins, and Ghosts – Oh my!
Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
Halloween is the time when scary skeletons, spooky ghosts and wicked witches roam the world. All of the Giraffe centres enjoyed the build up to Halloween last week, and the children and staff certainly got into the spirit of the festivities! The children were delighted to dress up for the whole day for their Halloween parties. For […]
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