Do Re Mi Child Care Centre

Do Re Mi Child Care Centre is tucked into the Swatar area of Birkirkara, on Triq il-Vittmi tal-Gwerra, and it has built a service that goes well beyond basic day care. As well as looking after children on weekdays from early morning, it runs a calendar of extra activities, a sick-child service and even a shared minibus. For families who have moved to Malta from the UK, that range can take some of the logistics out of the working week.

The centre is part of our directory of nurseries in Malta, and its founder is Loredana Grech. The mission is to give children a place where they feel safe, secure, valued and loved, as the groundwork for trust and independence.

Opening hours and location

Do Re Mi opens at 06:30 and closes at 18:00 from Monday to Friday, which suits parents with early starts or a commute towards Valletta. Care on Saturdays and Sundays is open on request, so weekend workers should ask about it. The centre invites families to get in touch for more information about hours, and its website includes a virtual tour and enrolment information so you can see the setting before you commit. Early opening is especially useful for parents who start work before the school-run traffic builds up.

Birkirkara is a central location, within reach of the old capital and the harbour. Our Valletta guide shows what the city offers if you commute there, and our Mdina guide covers the walled town in the west of the island.

Extra activities and services

The centre's extras are unusually wide. Children can join mini stages and sing-along songs, foundation sports activities, pottery and yoga sessions. The centre also offers a sick-child carer service, babysitting, and a minibus pooling arrangement for getting children to and from the centre.

In-house sessions in play therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy are also listed among the services. These are separate offers from ordinary childcare, so ask the centre how each one is arranged. Nothing here is a substitute for advice from your own doctor or health professional.

Away from the centre, our directory lists children's party and activity providers such as Afterglow Events, which is about 1.4 km away.

Working with parents and keeping children safe

Do Re Mi puts weight on partnership with parents. Daily updates arrive through a dedicated app, staff give a personal word at pick-up, and parents are encouraged to join events and outings. Shared goals for each child, respect for what parents know about their own children, and a willingness to adapt to different cultures and family circumstances all form part of the approach, which is helpful if your household is international.

Safety and daily routines

On safety, surfaces, toys and equipment are cleaned every day, and handwashing is enforced before meals and after the toilet. A child who has been ill may return only with a doctor's note confirming they are no longer contagious. The facility has a yearly safety check, broken toys are discarded promptly, and the centre keeps to the right ratio of children to staff. For biting or aggression, staff use role play to help children understand the consequences of their actions and to see a situation from another child's point of view.

Settling in as a newcomer

Settling in Malta involves more than childcare. Our guide to relocating from the UK, our Malta tax guide for UK nationals and our featured partner CLA Malta cover relocation, tax and company matters. Local professionals include 3a Malta, Accounting Services and AIB Insurance Brokers, all within about a kilometre.

To ask about a place, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to the centre, who will reply to you directly.