YMCA Childcare

YMCA Dublin will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday 1st June! 🌻

Wishing you all a lovely long sunny weekend and we look forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday 2nd June! 🏖️🤸

Our Summer Camps at Parkside and De Verdon Place start on July 6th, and run throughout the school holidays! 🌻

Children will enjoy fun-filled days packed with arts and crafts, games, outdoor play, and new friendships — all in a safe and welcoming environment led by experienced staff.

Spaces are limited!

☀️Learn more and apply: https://www.ymca.ie/childcare/seasonal-camps/

𝗔 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗠𝗖𝗔 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻! ✨

Last week we were so excited to celebrate the official opening of the new YMCA Dublin community hub in Parkside, Belmayne, alongside Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton TD.

For our childcare team, this was such a wonderful milestone as we continue growing a warm, welcoming space for children and families in the community 💛

The new hub will help us expand access to childcare, youth services and community supports for local families, creating even more opportunities for children to learn, play, explore and thrive close to home.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this happen, our wonderful staff, families, partners and local community groups. We are so grateful for all the support and excitement surrounding this next chapter.

We can’t wait to continue making happy memories with all of our amazing children and families here in Parkside ✨🌱

𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 🌼

Just a little reminder 😊

All our childcare services will be closed on Monday 4th for the May Bank Holiday. We hope you all enjoy a lovely long weekend

All services will reopen as usual on Tuesday 5th except our 𝗔𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 service which will remained closed until Wednesday 6th to facilitate staff training.

Thank you, as always, for your understanding 💛

We’re hiring an Early Years Educator to join our childcare team in Aungier Street.

If you’re passionate about early years education and want to be part of a supportive team, find out more and apply here:https://www.ymca.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Early-Years-Educator-Job-Description-1.pdf

World Creativity and Innovation Day ✨🎨

Today we’re marking World Creativity Day with a small snapshot of some of the children’s artwork 🌈🖌️ Each piece is a little window into their imagination, creativity, and growing confidence.

We hope you enjoy this glimpse into their wonderful work 💛

Thank you for always encouraging your children to explore, create, and express themselves so freely 🌟

We’d like to invite you to take part in a short, anonymous survey as part of the Community Insight Forum, so we can hear from more people across our communities and better understand what matters.

It takes around 10 to 15 minutes to complete - and this is just the starting point. We’ll share what we hear and bring people together to explore what comes next together.

Take part: https://forms.gle/GvT3FqdMSzRxAb8t8

What’s life really like in your community?
What’s working, what’s not, and what needs to change?

This is a chance to share your experience.

We’d like to invite you to take part in a short, anonymous survey as part of the Community Insight Forum, so we can hear from more people across our communities and better understand what matters.

It takes around 10 to 15 minutes to complete - and this is just the starting point. We’ll share what we hear and bring people together to explore what comes next together.

Take part: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Sg61YhAVKQqYtBeW0IlA9RkV1_Cz8cosfHjnT2SoEU8/edit?ts=69c3f987

Belmayne Community Group

What a fantastic time we had recently in Aungier Street during our Easter Camp! 🐣🌸

From creative Easter-themed arts and crafts to exploring colourful masterpieces inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, the children’s imaginations were in full swing 🎨✨

There was plenty of fun and laughter with indoor games, teamwork challenges, and lots of energy burned during our outdoor park trips 🌳

It was wonderful to see friendships grow, confidence build, and so many happy smiles throughout the week

Thank you to everyone who joined us—we loved every minute of it!💛🐰

We’re looking forward to taking part in the Belmayne to Clongriffin Network Community Showcase Event on 22 April.

The evening will celebrate progress, showcase local community services, and create space for connection and input into what comes next.

🎟️ Attendance is by ticket only - sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/w2g4gDJXeR

𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 🌷🐣

Just a little reminder to all our families that our YMCA childcare services will be closed from Good Friday through to Easter Monday.

We hope you enjoy a lovely long weekend and we look forward to welcoming everyone back after the break on Tuesday! 🐰

Happy Easter from all of us! 🌼