Giraffe Childcare, a consortium of business people and childcare professionals, is in talks with venture capitalists and other private investors as it plans to open a further 15 day nurseries in and around Dublin, and expand into other Irish towns and cities.
The three new centres at the Blanchardstown Corporate Park, Park West Business Park and Central Park, Leopardstown, were unveiled at a high-profile launch attended by Ireland's deputy prime minister Mary Harney. Giraffe now runs five centres in Dublin, employing 125 staff and each catering for up to 120 children.
Ms Harney said that by establishing centres in business parks and office complexes, Giraffe was 'making childcare easily accessible to working parents' and added, 'On-site accessible childcare increases the flexibility of their workforce and can be a beneficial staff recruitment tool.'
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