Toddler Activities (1–3 Years) in Kildare

Síológa Parent & Child Programme (Ages 1 to 3)

Síológa - a gentle space at Kildare Steiner School where young children and their parents explore Waldorf education together. Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 10 am to 12 noon Seasonal songs, storytelling, simple crafts and time in...

Carbury Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Carbury Parent, Baby and Toddler Group meets every Thursday morning during term time at Carbury GAA, Parstown, County Kildare, welcoming babies and preschoolers along with the mums, dads, grandparents and minders who bring them. The...

Grúpa Tuistí agus Lapadán - Cill Dara le Gaeilge

Irish-language (Gaeilge) parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held in Naas.

Ninja Fitness Ireland - Scoil Ui Riada, Kilcock

Ninja Fitness Ireland runs gymnastics and ninja-training classes at Scoil Uí Riada in Kilcock, Co. Kildare, catering for a wide age range from 3 up to 15. The programme is split into Mini Ninja Training for younger children and Super...

Ready Steady Play Naas

Ready Steady Play Midlands runs weekly sensory and play classes across five locations - Athlone, Mullingar, Portlaoise, Tullamore and Naas - led by play leaders with a background in child development. Sensory Baby Play suits newborns up...

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Edge Dance Studios (Maynooth)

At St. Mary's Boys National School in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Edge Dance Studios teaches classical ballet and Irish dancing to children through its recreational, competitive and vocational programmes. The school was founded in 2015 by...

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Totzone Baby/Toddler Group - Brannockstown

Community baby and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Brannockstown.

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Ballymore Eustace Parent and Toddler Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Ballymore Eustace.

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Caragh Open Farm

Caragh Open Farm is a small, family-run open farm on around five acres near Naas, Co. Kildare, converted from a working farm into a visitor attraction since it opened in June 2011. Nearly 30 different animal species live on site, and...

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Irish National Stud & Gardens

Set on a working thoroughbred stud farm in Co. Kildare, this attraction lets children see real racehorses up close, from mares and foals to retired champions grazing in the paddocks. The award-winning Irish Racehorse Experience is an...

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Celbridge Playzone

Celbridge Playzone is a family-run indoor play centre in Co. Kildare, operating since 2005 out of a 10,000 sq ft unit just off Junction 6 of the M4, behind the Applegreen garage. The centrepiece is a three-tier triple slide play frame,...

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Clonfert Farm

Contrary to older listings claiming no website exists, Clonfert Farm has a full official site and online booking system. Established in 2009 as a small open farm with around ten animal types, it has grown into a much bigger mini zoo in...

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Clongorey & District P&T

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Clongorey Club House,Clongorey.

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Tir na nOg

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Castledermot.

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Straffan Parent and Toddler group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Straffan.

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Storytime fun at Naas library & cultural centre

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Naas.

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Naas – Cuidiu Naas Humpty Dumpty P&T group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Naas.

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Naas Nice to Meet you

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Naas.

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Newbridge FRC

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Newbridge.

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Stay and play baby and toddler group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Maynooth.

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Maynooth Local Market Family Space

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Maynooth.

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Maynooth Parent & Toddler Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Maynooth.

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Ladybird P&T group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Athy.

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Kilcock Parent and Toddler group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Kilcock.

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Kildare Down Syndrome P&T groups

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Allenwood. Also runs a separate Friday 10.00am-12.00pm session for 3-6 year olds.

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Fireflies group for children with autism and complex needs and their parents

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Leixlip.

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Clane Toddler Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Clane.

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Athy CFRC P&T Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Athy.

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Turtle Tots - Enable Ireland Kildare (Naas)

Turtle Tots teaches baby and toddler swimming in the hydrotherapy pool at Enable Ireland Kildare in Naas, part of the nationwide Turtle Tots Ireland franchise. The pool runs warm, at around 34 degrees and 1.2m deep, so thermal swim...

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Turtle Tots - K Leisure Athy

Turtle Tots runs baby and toddler swimming lessons at K Leisure in Athy, County Kildare, part of the nationwide Turtle Tots Ireland franchise. Classes are split by age into babies, toddlers and 3 to 4 year olds, each taught through...

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Rugbytots - St. Laurence's CNS

St Laurence's Catholic National School in Sallins, Co. Kildare, hosts a Saturday morning Rugbytots class for children aged two to five, run under the Rugbytots Ireland franchise and led by coach Richy Downey. The session takes place in...

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Rugbytots - St Brigids Primary School

St Brigid's Primary School in Kildare town hosts a Saturday morning Rugbytots class for children aged two to five, run under the Rugbytots Ireland franchise and led by coach Richy Downey. The session is held in the school's Academy...

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Rugbytots - North Kildare ETNS

North Kildare Educate Together National School in Celbridge, Co. Kildare, hosts a Sunday morning Rugbytots class for children aged two to five, run under the Rugbytots Ireland franchise and coached locally by Molly Fitzgerald. The class...

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Rugbytots - Maynooth Post Primary School

Maynooth Post Primary School in Maynooth, Co. Kildare hosts a Saturday Rugbytots class run by Rugbytots Ireland, bringing the franchise's rugby play programme to local toddlers. Two age groups run at Maynooth Post Primary School: two to...

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Baby Sensory Kildare & Carlow

Baby Sensory Kildare & Carlow's Monday class runs from Bishopsland House in Bishopsland, Co. Kildare, one of four venues the group covers alongside Carlow, Naas and Leixlip. The Bishopsland sessions are for babies from birth to around...

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Baby Sensory Kildare & Carlow

Baby Sensory Kildare & Carlow's Wednesday class runs from Radley Park on Green Lane in Leixlip, one of four venues the group covers alongside Carlow, Naas and Kildare town. The Leixlip sessions are for babies from birth to around 13...

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Baby Sensory Kildare & Carlow

Baby Sensory Kildare & Carlow's Thursday class runs from the Monread Leisure & Commercial Centre in Naas, one of four venues the group covers alongside Carlow, Leixlip and Kildare town. The Naas sessions are for babies from birth to...

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Little Kickers Kildare

Little Kickers Kildare runs Saturday classes at the Slip Hall in Castletown Gates, Celbridge, part of the national preschool football franchise built around confidence, coordination and social skills rather than competitive matches. Two...

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Little Kickers Kildare

Little Kickers Kildare also holds Sunday classes in the front hall at CBS Naas (Meánscoil Iognáid Rís) on Corbans Lane, offering the same preschool football programme built around confidence, coordination and social skills. The Sunday...

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Little Kickers Kildare

Little Kickers Kildare runs a full weekend of preschool football classes at Naas Sports Centre on Caragh Road, part of the national franchise built around confidence, coordination and social skills rather than competitive play. Saturday...

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Little Kickers Kildare

Structured pre-school football classes focused on building confidence, coordination and social skills in a fun, pressure-free environment, led by specially trained coaches.

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Bushido Martial Arts

Karate and kickboxing classes for kids in Leixlip; Sport Ireland qualified coaches; fun, safe martial arts for young beginners and beyond.

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Music Maestros (Kilcock)

Music Maestros runs baby and toddler music classes in Kilcock, Co. Kildare, on Wednesday mornings. Rhythm Rascals, for children aged one to four, starts at 9.30am, followed by Baby Boppers for babies up to twelve months at 10.30am....

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EmBrace Dance Academy (Emma Browne School of Dance)

Ballet and jazz dance academy for children (ARBTA-trained principal), classes for ages 3-8 and teens 13-17, first class free.

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Kildare Academy of Dance - Pre School Classes, Naas

Kildare Academy of Dance runs pre-school dance classes for children aged 3 to 5 at its Naas studio (W1K Ladytown Business Park, Toughers), led by Jenny Mac Mahon. Rather than focusing purely on choreography, the classes are built around...

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Shooting Stars Athy Stage School

Shooting Stars Athy Stage School teaches performing arts — singing, dance and drama — to children from age 3 upward, organised into six distinct age groups so material stays appropriately pitched as children grow. Covering all three...

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Anne Maher School of Ballet

Anne Maher School of Ballet runs weekly ballet classes across three towns — Naas, Newbridge and Trim — starting with Twinkle Toes for children from age 3.5. From that starting class, students can progress through the school's structure...

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Water Babies - Jigginstown

In Jigginstown, County Kildare, Water Babies runs weekly swimming lessons for children from newborn up to five years old, grouped into named age teams that take children from their very first splash through to confident independent...

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Water Babies - Abbeyland

Water Babies' Abbeyland venue in County Kildare offers weekly swimming classes for children from newborn to five years old, with lessons structured around named age teams that progress from early bonding in the water to independent...

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Zumbini

On Saturday mornings from 10.30am, Zumbini runs a 45-minute music and movement class for babies, toddlers and young children up to age 5 at Monasterevin Community Hall, County Kildare. Parents or caregivers take part alongside their...

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Swimtastic.ie

In Kildare, Swimtastic.ie teaches swimming from its Killashee pool, part of the same Midlands network that also serves Laois, Carlow and Kilkenny. Classes are structured by age, so children move through a clear progression from their...

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Chime in & Play

At St Wolstan's Abbey in Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Chime in & Play offers parent-and-child music and play sessions for children aged 1 to 5. The classes combine playing and music to support development, while helping parents get to know...

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Tiny Tutus

Tiny Tutus' Osberstown venue in Co. Kildare offers ballet classes for children aged 2 to 14, including the toddler-focused Tutu & Me programme for 2 to 3.5-year-olds. Tutu & Me sessions bring parent and child together through music,...

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SENSEable Tots (Naas)

SENSEable Tots runs teacher-directed sensory classes for children aged 6 months to 3.5 years, held in Shankill and Greystones. Lessons use sensory materials to engage the five senses - touch, smell, hearing, taste and sight - through...

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Rathangan Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

This Rathangan family group offers a mix of nursery rhymes, sensory play, books, baby massage and a soft play area for children from birth to age 3, giving parents and carers plenty to keep little ones engaged while they connect with...

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Monasterevin Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Monasterevin Parent, Baby and Toddler Group is a free weekly social session for parents and carers with babies and toddlers, mixing singing, dancing and messy play activities that change from week to week. The group also marks the...

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Leixlip Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

This independent parent and toddler group, affiliated with the Kildare County Childcare Commission, runs from the Leixlip Youth and Community Centre at Newtown House, Captain's Hill, Newtown, Leixlip. Sessions take place at 10am on...

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Leixlip Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Leixlip Parent, Baby and Toddler Group meets at Our Lady's Parish Centre on Old Hill, Leixlip, every Thursday at 10am during school term time, welcoming parents, grandparents and minders along with babies and toddlers from birth to...

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Leixlip Library Baby and Toddler Group

Leixlip Baby & Toddler Time is a free social morning for children up to preschool age and the grown-ups who bring them, combining storytelling and songs from 11am with a well-stocked toy room to keep little ones entertained. Tea and...

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Kill Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Also known as Kill Time Playgroup, this parent, baby and toddler group offers a laid-back pay-as-you-go session where children play freely while parents catch up over tea, coffee and a treat. Beyond the regular weekly meet-up, the group...

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Kildangan Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Kildangan Parent, Baby and Toddler Group meets in the newly refurbished Kildangan Community Hall, giving families a fresh space to enjoy fun, play and early learning together. Toys and activities are set out for the children, while...

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Kilcullen Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Kilcullen Carer and Toddler Group is a support-focused meet-up for carers of children under 6, offering snacks, tea and coffee alongside toys and craft activities for the children. The relaxed, inclusive setting is designed to help...

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Happy Peeps Sensory Play

Happy Peeps Sensory Play offers small-group, child-led messy play sessions for children aged 3 to 6 at Leixlip Youth & Community Centre, County Kildare. In a relaxed, supportive setting, children are free to regulate, get hands-on with...

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Fireflies Leixlip Parent and Kids Group

Fireflies Leixlip Parent and Kids Group is a free-play social club designed specifically for children aged 3 to 7 with autism and other complex needs, giving them a safe, secure space to explore different sensory stations at their own...

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Castledermot Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Also known as Tír na Nóg, Castledermot Parent, Baby and Toddler Group welcomes children of any age, from newborns up, along with their parents and carers, for tea, biscuits and a chat while the little ones make new friends. There's no...

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