Closure of Dublin crèche leaves 50 families in the lurch

One of only two community crèches in Dublin’s south inner city is to close in mid-August leaving up to 50 families having to find alternative childcare for the new school year.

The St Mary’s Early Years Education and Care service on City Quay is to close on August 18 to facilitate remedial works in the building where it is housed. The works are expected to be extensive and it is not yet known when St Mary’s might reopen there.

The facility is run by the educational group, An Cosan, which is attempting to find an alternative site for the facility.