Activities for Pre-schoolers (3–5 Years) in Galway

Find 107 kids classes and activities for pre-schoolers in Galway, from pre-school dance, football and gymnastics to swimming, music and drama. Each one states an age range that takes in this age group; listings that leave their ages open are on the county pages instead. Compare ages, times and prices below, or contact a provider directly to book.

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Chat & Play Monivea

Verified 18 Oct 2026Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–4 years

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Fr. Sammon Centre, Monivea, Co. Galway. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided, coffee shop...

Wednesday · 11:00-13:00 · Drop-in · €4 family
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Stuntworx Elite Gymnastics and Cheerleading

Verified 6 Oct 2026Gymnastics
Galway City · Ages 4–15 years

Stuntworx Elite in Galway offers gymnastics and cheerleading for children aged 4 to 15, catering for both recreational and competitive levels, alongside a recreational ninja warrior class on Fridays. Gymnastics and cheerleading sessions...

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Loughrea Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Verified 9 Oct 2026Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–5 years

Run by Loughrea Family Resource Centre, this parent, baby and toddler group meets every Wednesday from 10 to 11.30am at the centre on Pigott's Street, Loughrea, County Galway, suitable for all babies and children under five. Mums, dads,...

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The Best Start Club - Tuam

Developmental
Tuam · Ages 0–4 years

The Best Start Club runs baby and toddler sensory music classes on Monday mornings at the Family Resource Centre in Tuam: toddlers aged 1 to 4 at 10am, babies from 0 to 12 months at 11am and young babies from 0 to 6 months at 12pm....

Monday

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The Best Start Club - Oranmore

Developmental
Oranmore · Ages 0–4 years

The Best Start Club runs baby and toddler sensory music classes at Oranmore Community Centre on Thursday mornings. Toddler and mixed-age classes are for children aged 1 to 4, and siblings are welcome once registered; there is a separate...

Thursday

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StageSchool Ireland - Galway

Drama
Galway City · Ages 4–18 years

StageSchool Ireland's Galway centre runs Saturday drama, singing and dance classes at Galway Educate Together National School on Thomas Hynes Road. Junior Stage is for ages 4 to 6 in 90-minute sessions, and Senior Stage is for ages 6 to...

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GMA Stage School (Galway Music Academy)

Drama
Ages 4–12 years

GMA Stage School runs musical theatre, performing arts and voice classes for children on Saturday mornings at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway. There are three age groups: Little Dreamers for ages 4 to 6, Lights, Camera, Action for...

Saturday

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Galway Music Academy

Music
Galway City · Ages 4+ years

Galway Music Academy has taught music in Galway since 2012 and welcomes children from age 4, as well as teenagers and adults. Younger children (4 to 6) usually start in group or pre-instrumental programmes, while one-to-one weekly...

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Senshin Sports (Briarhill)

Martial Arts
Galway City · Ages 4–12 years

At Unit 18 Briarhill Business Park in Galway city, Senshin Sports runs the same range of Judo and gymnastics classes for children, teens and adults as the club's Athenry headquarters. Little Ninjas, the judo class for ages 4 to 6, and...

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Loughwell Farm Park

Nature & Animals
All ages

Loughwell Farm Park sits in the Moycullen countryside about 15 minutes from Galway city, between Moycullen and Spiddal, and leans more towards a full play centre than a traditional petting farm. Its 12,000-square-foot indoor Playbarn...

Saturday, Sunday · Open Saturdays & Sundays, approximately 11am-6pm; pre-booking online recommended. · €14

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Turoe Pet Farm & Leisure Park

Nature & Animals
All ages

Turoe Pet Farm & Leisure Park has been run by the Corcoran family near Loughrea, County Galway since 1993, and is built to work in any weather thanks to a mix of large indoor and outdoor play facilities. Indoors, Inflatable City is an...

Saturday, Sunday · Open weekends year-round, typically 10am-6pm, with extended weekday opening during summer school holidays (July-August) and select bank holidays/mid-terms. Closed most weekdays outside peak season - check the site's month-by-month calendar. Online booking is essential. · €14

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Galway Atlantaquaria - National Aquarium of Ireland

Nature & Animals
Galway City · All ages

Overlooking Galway Bay in Salthill, this is Ireland's largest aquarium dedicated to native Irish species, drawing on more than 25 years of experience introducing families to life in Irish rivers, lakes and seas. Two floors of tanks lead...

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday · Open seven days a week, 10am-6pm, with last admission one hour before closing. No re-admission once you leave. · €10

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Woodford Parent & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–4 years

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Woodford Community/Youthclub Hall, Woodford, Co. Galway H62 YR74.

Friday · 10:00-12:00 · Drop-in

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The Little's Klub - Klub Malucha

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–4 years

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at The Polish House, Unit 1, Merlin Pk Industrial Estate, Doughiska Rd, Galway H91 VY70.

Thursday · 15:00-16:00 · Drop-in

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Portumna Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–4 years

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Portumna Courthouse, Main Street, Portumna, Co Galway H53 XN15.

Tuesday · 10:30-12:00 · Drop-in

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Little Waves Parent & Baby/Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Oranmore · Ages 0–4 years

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Maree Community Centre, Oranmore, Co. Galway.

Thursday · 10:00-11:30 · Drop-in

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Grúpa Tuismitheoirí Leanaí Arann

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–4 years

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Mainistir Inis Mór, Oileain Árann, Co.na Gaillimhe.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday · 09:00-12:00 · Drop-in

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Diamond Hill Parent & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–4 years

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Diamond Hill Community Sports Centre, Letterfrack, Co. Galway.

Wednesday · 10:00-12:30 · Drop-in

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Cumasú Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–4 years

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Árd Family Resource Centre, Cumasú Centre, Doughiska Rd, Galway H91DKF7.

Monday, Wednesday · 10:00-12:00 · Drop-in

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Clontuskert Toddler & Baby Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ballinasloe · Ages 0–4 years

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Clontuskert Community Hub, Crossconnell, Clontuskert, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, H53D602.

Tuesday · 10:00-12:00 · Drop-in

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Clifden Parent & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–4 years

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Connemara Chamber Office, Galway Rd., Clifden, Co. Galway.

Monday · 10:00-12:00 · Drop-in

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Turtle Tots - Core Fitness Claregalway

Swimming
Galway City · Ages 3 months–4.5 years

Turtle Tots holds baby and toddler swimming lessons at Core Fitness in the Claregalway Hotel, County Galway, part of the nationwide Turtle Tots Ireland franchise. The pool is kept warm at around 30 degrees and 1.3m deep, with classes...

Wednesday, Sunday · Four 10-week terms per year (Feb, May, Aug, Nov)

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Turtle Tots - The Ardilaun Hotel

Swimming
Ages 21 months–4.5 years

Turtle Tots teaches baby and toddler swimming at The Ardilaun Hotel in Salthill, Galway, part of the nationwide Turtle Tots Ireland franchise. The hotel pool is kept warm at around 29.5 degrees and 1.4m deep, with classes for babies,...

Saturday · Four 10-week terms per year (Feb, May, Aug, Nov)

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Rugbytots - Claregalway

Rugby
Ages 2–5 years

Rugbytots runs weekly rugby play sessions for toddlers at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway, Co. Galway, held on Sunday mornings. The class covers the Rugbytots West area and is open to children aged two to five, with the youngest...

Sunday · €11 per session: 11€

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Rugbytots - Scoil Einde Boys N.S, Salthill, Galway

Rugby
Galway City · Ages 2–5 years

Scoil Einde Boys NS in Salthill, Galway hosts a Saturday Rugbytots class run by Rugbytots West, bringing the franchise's rugby play programme to local toddlers. Two age groups run at Scoil Einde Boys NS: two to three and a half year...

Saturday · €11 per session: 11€

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Toddler Sense Galway

Developmental
Galway City · Ages 13 months–5 years

Toddler Sense Galway runs its parent-and-toddler classes at Leisureland in Salthill, for children aged 13 months to 5 years. It is the toddler-focused sister programme to Baby Sensory, built around adventure play and structured activity...

Monday, Friday

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Little Kickers County Galway

Football
Ages 18 months–8 years

Little Kickers County Galway holds its Connemara classes at Ballyconneely Community Hall on Sunday mornings, with Little Kicks and Junior Kickers sharing one slot and Mighty Kickers and Mega Kickers sharing another, between them...

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Water Babies - Enable Ireland Galway

Swimming
Galway City · Ages 0–4 years

Water Babies runs weekly baby and toddler swimming classes at the Enable Ireland centre on Seamus Quirke Road in Galway, teaching children from birth up to around four years and older across five named age teams as they build water...

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Water Babies - Athenry Tranquillity Leisure and Spa

Swimming
Ages 0–4 years

At Raheen Woods Hotel in Athenry, Co. Galway, Water Babies runs weekly swimming lessons for babies and young children through its Tranquillity Leisure and Spa pool, covering the franchise's five named age stages from newborn up to...

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Water Babies - Clayton Hotel Ballybrit

Swimming
Galway City · Ages 0–4 years

Water Babies holds weekly swimming lessons for babies and young children at the Clayton Hotel in Ballybrit, Galway, covering the franchise's five named age stages from newborn babies up to children of around four years and older....

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Water Babies - Waves Pool, John Paul Centre

Swimming
Galway City · Ages 0–4 years

Water Babies runs weekly baby and toddler swimming classes at the Waves Pool in the John Paul Centre, Ballybane, Galway, taking children from birth up to around four years and older through five named age stages as their swimming...

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Water Babies - Ocean Fitness (Salthill Hotel)

Swimming
Galway City · Ages 0–4 years

At Ocean Fitness in the Salthill Hotel, Galway, Water Babies teaches weekly swimming lessons for children from birth up to around four years and older, grouped into five age-based teams from new babies through to more independent young...

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Little Kickers County Galway

Football
Ages 18 months–8 years

Little Kickers County Galway also runs Sunday classes at St Fursa's Parish Hall on Church Road, Headford, offering the same preschool football programme focused on confidence, coordination and social skills in a non-competitive setting....

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Little Kickers County Galway

Football
Galway City · Ages 18 months–8 years

Little Kickers County Galway runs preschool football classes on Saturday mornings at The District Gym on Bothar Thuama, Athenry, part of the nationwide franchise designed to build confidence, coordination and social skills in a fun,...

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Galway Community Circus - Youth Circus Tuam

Drama
Tuam · Ages 5–12 years

Galway Community Circus runs weekly youth circus classes in Tuam from The Family Centre Sports Hall on the Dublin Road. The Flea Circus class, for children aged 5 to 7, introduces circus games and activities that build teamwork and...

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Dramatastic Tuam

Drama
Tuam · Ages 4–13 years

Dramatastic runs weekly drama and musical theatre classes for children in Tuam, Co. Galway, split into three age groups: Theatre Tots for four- to six-year-olds, Dramatastic Dynamos for six- to eight-year-olds, and Starlight Performers...

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Turtle Tots - Oranmore Lodge Hotel

Swimming
Oranmore · Ages 14 months–4.5 years

Turtle Tots holds baby and toddler swimming classes at Oranmore Lodge Hotel near Galway city, part of the nationwide Turtle Tots Ireland franchise. The Leisure Club's teaching pool is kept warm at around 30 degrees and 1.4m deep, with...

Friday, Saturday · Four 10-week terms per year (Feb, May, Aug, Nov)

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Little Kickers - Oranmore (Maree Community Centre)

Football
Oranmore · Ages 18 months–5 years

Little Kickers holds its Oranmore classes at Maree Community Centre on Saturday mornings, one of several County Galway venues for the preschool football programme that builds confidence, coordination and social skills in a relaxed,...

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Busy Bees - Children's Activity Centre (Oranmore)

Sports
Oranmore · Ages 6 months–10 years

Indoor activity centre for children 6 months-10 years with bouncing castles, play structures, and runs kids classes/sessions (e.g. Friday 10:30am class, €15).

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Baby Sensory & Toddler Sense Galway (Oranmore classes)

Developmental
Oranmore · Ages 0–5 years

Baby Sensory & Toddler Sense Galway runs a weekly class in Oranmore as part of its wider Galway programme, which also covers Salthill and Athenry. The Oranmore session sits alongside Baby Sensory, for babies from birth to around 13...

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Senshin Sports (Athenry)

Martial Arts
Ages 4–12 years

Senshin Sports runs its Athenry academy, the club's headquarters on Caheroyn Road, offering Judo and gymnastics classes for children, teens and adults. Younger children can join Little Ninjas, a judo class pitched at ages 4 to 6, while...

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Rugbytots - Oranmore

Rugby
Oranmore · Ages 2–5 years

Rugbytots' Oranmore sessions run on Saturdays at Calasanctius College in Co. Galway, for children aged 2 to 3.5 years. At this age, classes centre on basic movement, listening skills and following instructions through playful,...

Saturday · €11 per session: 11€

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Club Vitae Oranmore - Summer Camps

Camps
Galway City · Ages 4–15 years

Club Vitae Oranmore runs a range of summer camps for children and teens aged 4 to 15, spread across different weeks of the school holidays. The Swim Camp focuses on pool-based skills, while the Kids Activity Camp offers a broader mix of...

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Loughrea Gymnastics

Gymnastics
Ages 4+ years

Loughrea Gymnastics offers classes for children from age 4 right through to the teenage years, giving a long-term pathway for kids who want to continue developing their gymnastics skills as they grow. Regular classes build strength,...

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Little Kickers County Galway - Loughrea

Football
Galway City · Ages 18 months–8 years

Little Kickers County Galway also runs football classes for young children in Loughrea. As with other Little Kickers locations, sessions are built around fun, non-competitive games rather than formal training, introducing preschool and...

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Aloha Kids Yoga and Mindfulness - Ballinasloe

Developmental
Ballinasloe · Ages 4–12 years

Aloha Kids Yoga and Mindfulness runs yoga-based classes for children aged 4 to 12 at Crofty's Yard on Main Street, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes are split into a Juniors group for ages 4 to 7 and a...

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Dance Concepts - Moylough, Ballinasloe

Dance
Ballinasloe · Ages 3–18 years

Dance Concepts runs classes for children and teens aged 3 to 18 at the Moylough Community Resource Cultural and Heritage Centre near Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. The youngest dancers can join Tots & Tutus, a gentle introduction to movement...

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Rugbytots - Ballinasloe

Rugby
Ballinasloe · Ages 2–5 years

Rugbytots holds Saturday sessions at Ballinasloe Ardscoil Mhuire in Co. Galway, for children aged 2 to 3.5 years. At this youngest age group, classes focus on basic movement, listening and following simple instructions through playful,...

Saturday · €11 per session: 11€

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Little Kickers County Galway - Ballinasloe

Football
Ballinasloe · Ages 18 months–5 years

Little Kickers County Galway runs football classes for young children at McNevin Avenue in Ballinasloe. The Little Kickers approach favours fun, non-competitive games over formal drills, introducing preschool and early primary-age...

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Ballinasloe GAA - Easter Camp

GAA
Ballinasloe · Ages 5–13 years

Ballinasloe GAA runs a 3-day Easter camp for children aged 5 to 13, covering both hurling and football over the Easter break. The camp is hosted with the involvement of Galway hurlers, giving young players a chance to learn from and be...

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Galway Community Circus - Toddler & Family Circus

Circus
Galway City · Ages 1–4 years

Galway Community Circus's Toddler & Family Circus programme runs at Westside/Shantalla, Galway, with Toddler Circus for ages 1–4 attending with an adult, and Family Circus open to children aged 4+ along with younger or older siblings. A...

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Water Babies - Dunlo

Swimming
Ballinasloe · Ages 0–5 years

Water Babies runs swimming classes in Dunlo, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, for children from young babies up to around 5 years old. Classes are kept small — 30 minutes long, with a maximum of 10 children and one carer per child — so each...

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Sugradh Creative/Messy Play Toddler Playgroup in Galway

Parent-and-toddler
Galway City · Ages 1–4 years

Sugradh Creative/Messy Play also runs sessions in the Renmore area of Galway, following the same themed sensory tray format used across its classes — each week centred on a favourite children's book, with trays curated mainly for...

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Sugradh Creative/Messy Play Toddler Playgroup in Galway

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 1–4 years

In Loughrea, County Galway, Sugradh runs its themed sensory tray class on Fridays, with each week's activity built around a different children's book. The trays are curated mainly for toddlers aged 18 to 36 months, using non-toxic...

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Phonics with Robot Reg Galway

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–5 years

In Mountbellew, County Galway, Phonics with Robot Reg runs early literacy classes for children aged three months to five years, using a curriculum developed by a primary school teacher and speech therapist. Sessions are split by age -...

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Nurture and Play

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–3 years

In Craughwell, Co. Galway, Nurture and Play runs both Baby and Parent classes and Toddler-Preschool and Parent classes at St Michael's Community Centre, giving families a full progression of sessions as their child grows from baby to...

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Nurture and Play

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–3 years

Nurture and Play holds its Athenry classes at Marie's Wellness Studio in Co. Galway, offering Baby and Parent sessions for the youngest children in a small, local setting. A parent or carer attends alongside their baby throughout the...

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Nurture and Play

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–3 years

At Ballinderreen Community Centre in Co. Galway, Nurture and Play offers both Baby and Parent classes and Toddler-Preschool and Parent classes, making it one of the few venues in the network to cater across the full 0-3 age range at a...

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Little Kickers Galway

Football
Galway City · Ages 1–7 years

Little Kickers Galway runs classes at a venue in Galway (H91 PN50), for children from around 18 months to 7 years old, priced at €59. Football is used as the framework for developing fundamental movement skills — balance, agility and...

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Little Kickers Galway

Football
Ages 1–7 years

Little Kickers runs preschool football sessions in Moylough More, Co. Galway, for children aged approximately 18 months to 7 years, at €59. The classes are play-orientated, using football to develop fundamental movement skills,...

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Little Kickers Galway

Football
Ages 1–7 years

Little Kickers Galway holds classes at Newtown (Darcy), Co. Galway, for children aged around 18 months to 7 years, priced at €59. The sessions use football as a fun, play-based way to build core movement skills — balance, agility,...

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Little Kickers Galway

Football
Galway City · Ages 18 months–5 years

In Ballycuirke West, Co. Galway, Little Kickers runs its preschool football programme for children aged roughly 18 months to 7 years, costing €59. Classes build fundamental movement (balance, agility, coordination), gross motor skills...

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Little Kickers Galway

Football
Galway City · Ages 18 months–5 years

Little Kickers Galway offers its preschool football classes at a venue in Galway city (H91 E622), for children aged approximately 18 months to 7 years, at a cost of €59. Football is used as a vehicle for developing fundamental movement...

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Gort Parent & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Ages 0–5 years

The Gort Breastfeeding Support Group meets at the Gort Resource Centre on Church Street, Ballyhugh, on the first Thursday of every month from 10.30am to 1pm — free to attend, open to pregnant, breastfeeding, pumping or weaning mothers,...

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Gort Parent & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Galway City · Ages 0–5 years

Gort Buggy Buddies meets every Thursday at 10am outside the Coole Park tearooms gate, County Galway — a free, informal walk-and-chat meetup for parents with babies and toddlers, moving inside the café if the weather turns. A WhatsApp...

Thursday · from 10:00

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Galway Community Circus

Developmental
Galway City · Ages 1–15 years

Shantalla is the main hub for Galway Community Circus, offering the widest range of classes: Toddler Circus for ages 1–4 with an adult on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Family Circus on Saturdays for ages 4+ with siblings (adults...

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Babywearing ireland

Parent-and-toddler
Galway City · Ages 0–3 years

Babywearing Ireland's Galway Sling Meet gives parents and carers of babies and toddlers up to age 3 the chance to get informal, peer-to-peer support with babywearing, led by experienced volunteers. It's a relaxed, welcoming space for...

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ARD Little Swimmers

Parent-and-toddler
Galway City · Ages 0–5 years

ARD Little Swimmers takes place on Thursday mornings, 10am–12pm during term time, at the Clayton Hotel on the Monivea Road in Ballybrit, Galway — a baby and toddler swimming session run by ARD Family Resource Centre for €10 per child...

Thursday · 10:00-12:00

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ARD Family Resource Centre (Briar Hill)

Parent-and-toddler
Galway City · Ages 0–5 years

ARD Family Resource Centre's Tuesday Parent & Toddlers Group meets at Kids Space in Briar Hill Shopping Centre, Galway, from 10am to 12pm during term time, at a cost of €5 per child — a chance for babies and toddlers to play while...

Tuesday · 10:00-12:00

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Water Babies - Maldron Hotel Oranmore

Swimming
Ages 0–5 years

At Carrowmoneash in County Galway, Water Babies offers swimming classes for children from newborn to five years old, using the sessions for both developmental benefit and close bonding time between parent and child in the water. Classes...

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Woodford/Surrounding Areas Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Galway City · Ages 0–5 years

Woodford Parent, Baby & Toddler Group is a voluntary, parent-run group open to families in Woodford and the surrounding parts of Co. Galway. It meets at Woodford Youth Club Hall every Friday from 10am to 12pm during the school term,...

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Westside Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Galway City · Ages 0–3 years

Westside Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets at Westside Community Centre in Galway every Thursday from 10 to 11.30am during the school term, for parents, grandparents and guardians with children aged newborn to three. It's an easy way...

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Westside Library - Toddler Story Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Galway City · Ages 0–5 years

Westside Library on Seamus Quirke Road, Galway runs a free weekly Storytime for children up to school age every Friday at 3.30pm. Parents and childminders are welcome to bring little ones along to help the librarian choose a selection...

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Universal Rhythmic Gymnastics Club -Salthill

Gymnastics
Galway City · Ages 4–14 years

Universal Rhythmic Gymnastics Club in Salthill, Galway teaches rhythmic gymnastics to children aged 4 to 14 in small groups at Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA Club on Doctor Mannix Road. Classes run for an hour and cover the core apparatus of...

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Tuam Library - Baby and Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Tuam · Ages 0–3 years

Tuam Library in County Galway runs a free Rhyme Time session for babies and toddlers every Wednesday at 11am - thirty minutes of songs, nursery rhymes and stories aimed at the library's youngest members. It's a relaxed, informal way for...

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Tots Football Fun - Salthill

Football
Galway City · Ages 1–5 years

Tots Football Fun in Salthill offers a weekly introduction to football for children from 18 months to 5 years old, run inside an inflatable pitch at Salthill Knocknacarra GAA Club on Dr Mannix Road, Galway. Each session opens with free...

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Galway Dance Centre - Tots Ballet

Dance
Galway City · Ages 2–4 years

Tots Ballet at Galway Dance Centre in Terryland Retail Park on the Headford Road introduces two, three and four-year-olds to creative movement and the basics of ballet technique. Classes run on Saturdays at 11.45am, and parents are...

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Sugradh Creative/Messy Play Toddler Playgroup in Galway

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 1–4 years

Sugradh's Athenry class meets on Tuesdays from 10.30 to 11.30am at Kardio Kids, Raheen Woods Hotel, with each week built around a themed sensory tray inspired by a well-loved children's book. Trays are designed mainly for the 18–36...

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Renmore Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Galway City · Ages 0–5 years

Renmore Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Tuesday from 10 to 11.30am during the school term at Renmore Community Centre on Renmore Avenue, Galway. It's a pop-in session for parents, childminders and grandparents with children...

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Portumna Library - Toddler (up to 5) Storytime / Lego Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Ages 0–10 years

Portumna Library on Castle Ave in Portumna Demesne, Co. Galway runs two free weekly sessions for younger children back to back on Fridays. Storytime at 3pm is a relaxed listen-along session for children up to school age, with parents...

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Phonics with Robot Reg Galway

Parent-and-toddler
Oranmore · Ages 0–5 years

Phonics with Robot Reg Galway runs early literacy classes at Oranmore Community Centre for children from three months to five years old, developed by a primary school teacher in collaboration with a speech therapist. Classes are split...

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Down to Earth Forest School

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–10 years

Run by Down to Earth Forest School at Brigit's Garden in Pollagh, Rosscahil, Co. Galway, this outdoor programme gets children outside in all seasons rather than in a classroom. Little Twigs is the parent-and-toddler strand, for babies...

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Oughterard / Clann / Corrib Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–5 years

The Oughterard branch of the Clann/Corrib Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets at the back of Oughterard Community Centre on Main Street, Co. Galway, with easy parking right up to the door for unloading buggies and little ones. It's a...

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Oranmore Library - Story time for toddlers to under 5s

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Oranmore · Ages 0–5 years

Oranmore Library, on tSráid Mhór in Órán Mór, County Galway, runs a free weekly Storytime session for parents, childminders and children up to school age, held every Friday at midday - a relaxed midweek outing built around stories and...

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Nurture and Play

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–3 years

Nurture and Play runs Baby and Parent classes at Maree Community Centre in Co. Galway, part of a small network of parent-and-child sessions held across the county. Classes are designed for babies and toddlers up to age 3, with a parent...

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Maree Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–5 years

Also known as the Little Waves Playgroup, Maree Parent Baby & Toddler Group meets every Thursday from 10 to 11.30am at Maree Community Centre in Garraun Upper, County Galway, welcoming mammies, daddies and all carers with children from...

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Little Kickers Galway

Football
Ages 1–7 years

Little Kickers Galway runs its preschool football programme at venues in Garraun Upper and Glennagloghaun South, Co. Galway, for children aged roughly 18 months to 7 years, priced at €59. Classes use football to build movement skills —...

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Kinvara Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–5 years

Kinvara Parent Baby & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 10am to noon at Kinvara Community Centre on Glebe Road, County Galway, welcoming mums, dads and carers with children from birth to five for a morning of play and...

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Headford/ Cloughanover Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Galway City · Ages 0–5 years

Headford/Cloughanover Parent Baby & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 10am to noon at Cloughanover Community Hall on Headford Road, Galway, open to mums, dads, grandparents and carers with children from birth to five. There's a...

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Gort Parent & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Ages 0–5 years

Gort Parent, Baby and Toddler Group meets at the ICA Hall on Bolands Lane, Gort, every Friday from 10 to 11.30am during the school term, and is free to attend. There's no social media page for this particular group, so it's best to...

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Garrafrauns Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Galway City · Ages 0–5 years

Also known as Playful Pals, Garrafrauns Parent Baby & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 10am to noon at Garrafrauns Community Centre, County Galway, welcoming mums, dads, grandparents and carers with children from birth to five....

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Galway Community Circus

Developmental
Galway City · Ages 1–15 years

Galway Community Circus runs a circus arts programme for ages 1 to 17 (and adults) at its Renmore venue on the city's Eastside. The philosophy is 'circus for all' — non-competitive, creative sessions that build confidence, resilience...

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Galway City Library - Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Galway City · Ages 0–5 years

Galway City Library, based at Hynes Buildings on St Augustine Street, runs a free Rhyme Time session every Friday at 11.30am for babies and toddlers, mixing songs, rhymes, stories and music into a lively half hour that little ones are...

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Football Fun & Development - Renmore

Football
Galway City · Ages 5–12 years

In Renmore, Galway, Football Fun & Development runs weekly sessions on Wednesdays for children aged 5 to 12, open to boys and girls of any ability. Rather than focusing purely on football technique, sessions use the game as a vehicle...

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Football Fun & Development - Ballinfoile

Football
Galway City · Ages 4–12 years

Football Fun & Development runs weekly sessions in Ballinfoile, Galway, for children aged 5 to 12, with a free three-week trial for new families to see if it's the right fit. Sessions welcome boys and girls of any ability and use...

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Flying High Fitness

Gymnastics
Galway City · Ages 0–3 years

Flying High Fitness runs a parent-and-toddler aerial fitness session in Galway (H91 YC61), for babies and toddlers aged 0 to 3 along with a parent or caregiver. Children get to explore aerial hammocks in a relaxed setting, with stories...

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Craughwell Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–5 years

Craughwell Parent, Baby and Toddler Group meets every Tuesday from 10am to noon at St Michael's Community Centre in Craughwell, County Galway, with plenty of toys and floor mats set up for babies alongside space for toddlers and...

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Corofin Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–5 years

Corofin Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 9.15 to 11.45am at Dr Duggan Hall in Ballybanagher, County Galway (with an occasional Saturday session too), on a drop-in basis for children from birth to five. There's a...

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Claregalway Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–5 years

Claregalway Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Tuesday from 10am to noon at Claregalway Community Centre in Lakeview, County Galway, welcoming mums, dads, carers and grandparents with children from birth to five. There's a good...

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Ballygar Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Ages 0–5 years

Ballygar Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Tuesday from 11am to 1pm at the Old School Building on Market Square, Ballygar, County Galway. It's a drop-in session, so there's no obligation to attend every week - parents can pop in...

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Ballybane Library - Toddler Group / Junior Book Club

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Galway City · Ages 0–3 years

Ballybane Library on Castlepark Road, Galway, runs two separate free sessions for different ages. Rhyme Time, aimed at parents and toddlers, is a fun hour of stories, songs and rhymes held every Friday at 11am, while the Junior Book...

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Ballinfoile Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Galway City · Ages 0–4 years

Ballinfoile Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 9.30 to 11am at the Ballinfoile Castlegar Neighbourhood Centre on Headford Road, Galway, offering a relaxed setting for parents and carers with children from birth to...

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Ballinasloe/Killalaghton Parent Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Ballinasloe · Ages 0–5 years

Ballinasloe/Killalaghton Parent, Baby and Toddler Group has traditionally met every Thursday from 10am to noon at Killalaghton Hall in Killoran, near Ballinasloe, County Galway, offering mums with babies and preschool-age children a...

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Ballinasloe Library - Story time for toddlers to under 5s

Parent-and-toddlerFree
Ballinasloe · Ages 0–5 years

Ballinasloe Library on Society Street, Townparks, County Galway, runs a free weekly Storytime session for parents, childminders and children up to school age, held every Friday at 2.15pm - a relaxed, no-cost way to build a reading habit...

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ARD Family Resource Centre (Doughiska)

Parent-and-toddler
Galway City · Ages 0–5 years

ARD Family Resource Centre runs parent-and-baby groups from its base at the CUMASÚ Centre on Doughiska Road, Galway (H91 DKF7), serving families in Ardaun, Roscam and Doughiska. The Wednesday drop-in (10am–12pm, term time, €3 per child)...

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

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Athenry Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 0–5 years

Athenry Parent, Baby & Toddler Group meets every Monday from 10 to 11.30am at Athenry Community Hall on Cross Street (near the credit union), County Galway, giving newborns through to preschoolers a dedicated space to play - a baby...

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Art Room 109

Parent-and-toddler
Ages 1–5 years

Art Room 109 runs child-led art sessions for parents and walking toddlers aged 1 to 5, built around open-ended play rather than formal instruction. Each 60-minute class offers up to six sensory and creative stations, using homemade,...

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Common questions

How many kids activities for pre-schoolers are there in Galway?

Kids Patch lists 107 kids activities for pre-schoolers in Galway. Each listing links straight through to the provider — Kids Patch is free for parents to use and takes no booking fee or commission.

What kinds of kids activities for pre-schoolers are there in Galway?

The categories with the most listings are Parent-and-toddler (51), Football (15), Swimming (10), Developmental (7), Drama (4), Gymnastics (4), Rugby (4), Nature & Animals (3), and 7 more.

What age range do kids activities for pre-schoolers in Galway cover?

Across the listings on this page, ages run from birth up to 18 years. Every listing here states an age range, so check each one for its exact ages.

How much do kids activities for pre-schoolers in Galway cost?

8 of the 107 listings publish a price, ranging from €4 to €14. Most providers set fees per term rather than per class and quote on enquiry, so contact them directly for a current figure.

Are there any free kids activities for pre-schoolers in Galway?

Yes — 15 of the 107 listings are free to attend. Use the "Free classes only" filter above to see just those.

Do parents need to stay during kids activities for pre-schoolers in Galway?

It varies by provider: of the 107 listings, 22 are parent-accompanied. The rest do not state a policy — assume younger age groups are parent-accompanied unless the provider says otherwise.