TheNursery
Full day care for the youngest children. Small numbers, familiar faces, and a day that moves at the pace of the child rather than the clock.
What a day looks like
Even the babies go out. The approach that runs through the whole setting is sized down here: shorter trips, more carrying, the same fresh air.
Small numbers, familiar faces
The Nursery is registered at The Granary as a full day care service for 25 children, so the same adults meet the same children every morning. [VERIFY drop-off times and the arrival routine]
Fresh air is part of every day, at any age
Shorter trips and more carrying, and the same weather the older children are out in. [VERIFY how long the youngest are outdoors and what the setting provides for them]
When they are needed, not when a timetable says so
Naps, bottles and stories run to the child. [VERIFY the daily routine, meals and nap arrangements with Sharon]
Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:30pm
Full day care, five days a week. [VERIFY hours and weeks open per year]
The Granary, and the ground around it.
The Nursery has its own rooms and its own doorway out. Both matter at this age: somewhere warm to come back to, and a way out that a one year old can manage without being carried through anybody else's day.
Ages, hours and how a place works.
Both settings are currently full. The list is for future years, and we tell families plainly where they stand on it rather than keeping them guessing.
Six months to three years [VERIFY ages]. The Early Years Register lists this service as birth to six years.
Registered for 25 children, full day care.
Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:30pm. [VERIFY hours and weeks open per year]
[VERIFY how many weeks a year this service runs, and the holiday closures]
ECCE is a preschool year and starts later than this age group. [VERIFY at what point a child moves from The Nursery to The Willows]
The NCS applies from 24 weeks of age. [VERIFY our provider registration]
Full. Families can join the list for future years, and the list is the only way in.
Tusla Early Years Register, TU2015GY198.
Gemma O Connor. [VERIFY her title and how she would like it written]
28 The Granary, Abbeyknockmoy, Tuam, Co. Galway. [VERIFY Eircode]
[VERIFY the daily routine, meals and nap arrangements with Sharon]
Layers, waterproofs and wellies, plus spare everything. See the kit list. [VERIFY what we provide]
Registration details are from the Tusla Early Years Register for Galway, February 2026.
Come and see
where they would be.
Visits are by arrangement, for families and for educators from other settings alike. Enquiries go to Aishling and Sharon.