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Separation anxiety can be a challenge to deal with at any child’s first day at crèche but when a child arrives at the new Oakmount Creche at University College Dublin (UCD) they will meet a fun building which is both welcoming and exciting.


The glazed entrance area immediately gives sight of the coloured playground beyond. The blue floor has an arrangement of yellow 'stepping stone' circles. The blue 'Magic Room Tower' has an odd assortment of windows of different shapes and sizes vaguely imitating a freckled child's smiling face. The low horizontal windows at the bottom are designed for toddlers and waddlers to look out from.


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