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Meribel Childcare
| Childcare Services in Meribel |
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Children are welcome in Meribel, and there are a number of creches and childcare services available. There is a nursery that takes children from aged 3 months, and a kindergarten that caters for children from 18 months and upwards. They do tend to be popular and so you should make sure you book well in advance. Children's clubs are also popular during summer and winter, and offer a range of activities for children of all ages. |
| Children's Clubs - Summer |
There are children's clubs for all age groups. Most, but not all, speak at least some English.
KINDERGARTEN ‘LES SATURNINS’
Olympic Centre, Méribel.
Tel: 04 79 08 66 90
For children 18 months to 3 years
Activities offered: indoor and outdoor games, picnics.
Open Monday to Friday
LES PIOU PIOU KINDERGARTENS (formerly les P'tits Loups)
Olympic Centre, Méribel Tel: 04 79 08 66 90
Le Chatelet, Mottaret Tel: 04 79 00 36 66).
For children aged 3 to 8
Open morning and afternoon, with optional lunch.
Activities on offer: crazy-golf, rock-climbing, archery, grass skiing, swimming, hiking, trampoline, fishing, adventure park, dam construction, painting, face-painting etc.
MERICLUB
Tel: 04 79 08 66 90 / 06 22 52 75 93
For children aged 8 to 13: educational, cultural and sports activities, trampoline, mountain fishing etc.
Open Monday to Friday
LES CASTORS JUNIORS
Tel: 04 79 22 08 23, or contact Marie de Gélis: 06 60 11 75 68
For children aged 6 to 12. Introduction to the natural environment of the mountains. Activities on offer: trekking with a donkey; discovery of the forest, plants, rocks etc; fishing; learning to orientate; sleep overnight in a tepee; watch the stars; see the animals; listen to mountain legends around a campfire.
SPORT KIDS (run by Alain Falcoz)
Tel: 04 79 08 67 25 / 06 60 38 37 39 / 04 79 00 37 39
For children aged 8 to 18 years.
Open Monday to Friday.
Sports activities for three different age groups: Kids (8-10), Juniors (11-13) & Teenagers (14 and over): mountain-biking, quad, roller-skating, rock-climbing, kayak, rafting, street-hockey, swimming, scuba-diving, archery, grass-skiing, adventure park, paint-ball, karting, canyoning etc.
MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ OFFICE
Tel: 04 79 00 30 38
Rock climbing for children aged 8 to 13
2 half-days on an artificial climbing wall, and 1 full day at a natural site with a test at the end.
JEUNESSE ET FAMILLE LEISURE CENTRE
Morel, Méribel. Tel: 04 79 08 60 39
French Youth & Sports Ministry certified leisure centre for children & teenagers aged 3 to 16.
Open Monday to Saturday,
For children 3 to 12: creation, expression, circus crafts, magic & ventriloquy workshops.
Sports clinics, ice-skating, theatre, mime & clowning
For children 12 to 16: sports & mountain discovery weeks (camping, swimming pool, trampoline, paint-ball, mountain-biking, water-sports, archery, canyoning etc).
Note also there is an enclosed play area at la Chaudanne in Méribel.
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last updated 20-Nov-2007 |
| Children's Clubs - Winter |
KIDS ETCETERA DAY NURSERY AND KINDERGARTEN
Les Allues, Tel: 04 79 00 71 39
Children aged 3 months to 7 years: games, handicrafts, sledding, snowman building etc. Pick up service available.
English qualified nannies.
KINDERGARTEN ‘LES SATURNINS’
Olympic Centre, Méribel.
Tel: 04 79 08 66 90
For children 18 months to 3 years
Activities offered: indoor and outdoor games, sledding, handicrafts.
Half and full day options available.
LES PIOU PIOU KINDERGARTENS (formerly LES P’TITS LOUPS)
Olympic Centre and Le Rond-Point, Méribel Tel: 04 79 08 66 90
Le Chatelet, Mottaret Tel: 04 79 00 36 66.
For children aged 3 to 5, run by the French Ski School (ESF).
Open morning and afternoon, with optional lunch.
A snow-covered play and ski area, equipped with mini ski lifts, where children are introduced to skiing and games in the snow. There is also a heated chalet where children can rest, or play during bad weather.
RAQUETT’EVASION
Snow shoe outings for children aged 7 – 12 year
Tel 04 79 24 10 40
Children learn to use snow shoes and build igloos. French speaking groups, available during the French school holidays only.
Children’s ski lessons are also available from Magic in Motion, the ESF (French Ski School) and other local ski schools. See ‘Ski & Snowboard Schools’ for contact details. |
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last updated 20-Nov-2007 |
| Creches, Childminding & Baby Sitting Services |
Kid's Etc who have provided a nanny service in Meribel for several years, accepts children from 3 months to around 7 years old. All staff are UK-qualified, and there are just 15 places. Call Shirley for details on France +33 (0)6 22 62 69 03
The French Ski School (ESF) runs ‘Les Saturnins’ day nursery for children from 18 months to 3 years. It is located at the Chaudanne in the Olympic Centre. Children are introduced to sledging and other snow games as well as indoor activities. You would need to bring proof of the child’s date of birth, and you are asked to bring health documentation and a favourite teddy bear. Children can be accepted for half or full days. Book on +33 (0)4 79 08 66 90
Children from 3 to 5 are taken by the French Ski School’s three Les Piou-Piou skiing kindergartens (formerly called les Jardins des P’tits Loups) located at Le Rond Point, La Chaudanne and in Mottaret. Here they are introduced to snow and skiing in a special snow-covered playground equipped with inflatables and a mini ski lift. There is also a heated chalet and rest area. Children can be accepted for full or half days, from 9am to 5pm. Book on +33 (0)4 79 08 60 31 (Méribel) or +33(0)4 79 00 49 49 (Mottaret).
It is strongly recommended to pre-book for the busy New Year and February school holiday period. Places are often fully booked months in advance.
Several British-run companies specialise in providing UK qualified nannies who will come to your accommodation. Try Snowkidz, tel UK +44 (0)870 402 88 88; Kid's Etc, tel France +33 (0)6 22 62 69 03; or MeriNannies, tel UK +44 (0)7860 925055.
Méribel and Mottaret Tourist Offices also hold a list of registered child-minders, some of whom speak English. Tel +33 (0)4 79 08 60 01.
Childcare Listings
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last updated 21-Nov-2007 |
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