Creches in Dublin 13: Baldoyle, Donaghmede, Portmarnock, Sutton & Howth

We list 39 services here in 11 areas: Portmarnock, Donaghmede, Sutton, Belmayne, Dublin 13, Baldoyle, Balgriffin, Clarehall, Howth, Ayrfield, Bayside. The 35 with a capacity on Tusla’s register are registered for up to 1,947 children between them. The list grows as we add services from Tusla’s register.

23 of the 39 services we list here include full-day care in their listed care type, including Anchor Childcare Centre Racecourse, Bumblebee Montessori and Childcare, Bumblebee School, Charlies Childcare, Edenmore Early Education Centre, First Steps Academy and others. The others offer sessional or part-time care, often the free preschool year (ECCE).

Yes. Portmarnock addresses have D13 Eircodes, so we list Portmarnock services here, alongside Baldoyle, Sutton and Howth.

Dublin 13 includes Donaghmede, Clarehall, Belmayne, Balgriffin, Clongriffin, Baldoyle, Bayside, Sutton, Howth and Portmarnock.

Yes. 10 services we list here have Montessori in their name: Bumblebee Montessori and Childcare, First Steps Academy Crèche & Montessori, Green Gables Montessori/Playschool, Jolly Junior's Montessori & After School Club, Little Boots Montessori, Mo's Montessori and others. See also Montessori schools in Dublin.

Yes. A naíonra is a preschool run through Irish. We list 1 here: Naíonra Cois Bá.

Each service sets its own fees, so ask for a quote when you enquire. Services in the State’s Core Funding scheme can charge no more than €280 a week for a full-day place of 40 to 49 hours 59 minutes in 2026/27, and the universal NCS subsidy of €96.30 a week brings that to no more than €183.70 (gov.ie). See our guide to creche fees in Dublin.

The National Childcare Scheme can be used at any participating Tusla-registered provider. The universal subsidy is €2.14 an hour for up to 45 hours a week, and the income-assessed subsidy depends on your family’s circumstances (ncs.gov.ie). Services marked NCS above are flagged as participating; for the others, ask the provider. Our NCS calculator gives a weekly estimate.

A child must be 2 years and 8 months old on or before 31 August to start ECCE that September, and it gives 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 38 weeks (Citizens Information). For 2026/27, children born between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023 are eligible (ncs.gov.ie). Read how ECCE works with the NCS.

Early years services must register with Tusla, which publishes inspection reports. Search Tusla’s early years register by the service’s name or Eircode. Our guide to Tusla inspection reports explains how to read them. Our creche ratios guide sets out the staffing rules inspectors check.