Following the journey of Fatima the Falcon and her friend Alex the Falconer, the facility provides endless opportunities for play that engage the children and inspire a feeling of magic.

“We always have the children at the core when developing our designs and the Kids Palace is no different. This project is a true testament to Worldwide Kids’ endeavours in creating playful luxury.”

 

– Megan Wilson, Senior Design Consultant at Worldwide Kids

The Grand Opening

July 2024

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Welcome to our Biggest Design Project to Date

Kids Palace at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi

It’s officially open! Welcome to our biggest Kids Club project to date, at the iconic Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental in Abu Dhabi.

We were privileged to work on the new Kids Palace project, whereby Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental is challenging the norm on traditional kids clubs in hospitality.

Architecturally, the Kids Palace is a mini version of Emirates Palace itself, designed exclusively for children aged 0-17 years.

“The brief: to capture the magic and mystique of The Palace feel”.

– Jeremy McCarthy – Group Director of Leisure, Spa and Wellness at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

Let us take you on a tour of this enchanting haven where young minds can explore, learn and play.

The Grand Opening

July 2024

Are you looking to create an exciting and memorable design concept for your childcare facilities? We can help. Book your free consultation today.

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Following the journey of Fatima the Falcon and her friend Alex the Falconer, the facility provides endless opportunities for play that engage the children and inspire a feeling of magic.

Our Senior Design Consultant, Megan Wilson, and her team at Worldwide Kids are on a mission to re-define children’s experiences in hospitality. Their dedication to creating innovative and unique design projects for some of the world’s largest luxury hotel groups is unparalleled. Plus, with ten years’ experience in childcare and the luxury hospitality sector, you can be sure you are in safe, expert hands. So, we caught up with Megan to find out how she is inspiring her clients to offer unforgettable experiences and spaces for kids through bespoke concepts and facility design.  

1. Can you walk us through the stages of a Worldwide Kids design project? 
    

We pride ourselves on our holistic approach to design. We have tailored our design phases to suit the needs of the hospitality sector as we do all our products. A full WK design project includes 3 steps: step 1 is childcare concept and branding. In this step we orchestrate the narrative which will inspire the facility, its operations and the journey of the little guests who will eventually get to enjoy it. We take our time to study the resort, the brief and the brand, being careful to understand the demographic and offering which best suits the location. We try to involve stakeholders when developing this narrative to ensure everyone is as enthusiastic about the project as we are. Step 2 is where the fun really starts, this is the schematic design phase of the project, where we start to develop the 2D floor plans and subsequent 3D renderings. Step 3 is our detailed design phase, where Worldwide Kids provides a plethora of information and specifications to ensure our ideas can be executed to the highest standards.  

2. What is your creative process when designing childcare spaces? 

Our inspiration will always stem from what the children want and need. We try to see ourselves in the eyes of a child in that environment and foresee what they wish to gain from their visit. I think what makes a childcare facility thrive is ensuring that the concept is engaging and welcoming for all children, as they are all unique. A kids’ club should provide a variety of different ways to play, engage and carry out activities. We are blessed with some very talented designers who create heartwarming and thoughtful concepts which give children using their spaces an outlet to showcase their own creativity and an opportunity to develop their talents while on holiday.  

3. How do you approach designing spaces that are both visually appealing and functional for children? (incl. safety) 

Worldwide Kids has been perfecting the art of what children need in facilities for the hospitality industry for over 30 years, this experience has been imperative in shaping how we formulate our designs. Functionality will always be at the forefront of our minds when we develop ideas, we want children to engage with and benefit from what we include in our facilities. However, we also understand what aesthetic is expected for a luxury resort; we strive to bring the childcare facility design into the same league as the rest of the hotel. Ensuring all the ‘play’ is coated in opulence.  

4. What role do sustainability and environmental considerations play in your design approach for childcare facilities? 

Worldwide Kids ethos includes our commitment to encouraging sustainability and mindful choices. We achieve this through various channels throughout our products. Our specific approach within the design team includes all areas of the design process; from how we make decisions, the materials we specify or the products we recommend, we are always striving to ensure we make economical and ethical choices. We are particularly careful with the installation choices we make, to ensure they provide longevity and continuous enjoyment rather than following trends which may not last. 

If you’re interested in working with Megan and her team, or would like to learn more about Worldwide Kids’ concept and design services, please get in touch with us at hello@worldwide-kids.com. 

Latest News
Explore the Year ahead for Worldwide Kids in 2024, Including Innovative Design Projects and our
Latest Accreditations

30th January 2024

As we reflect on the remarkable achievements of the past year, our anticipation grows for what lies ahead for Worldwide Kids in 2024. Let’s explore an exciting year filled with incredible design projects and the addition of newly accredited luxury resorts to our ever-growing portfolio.

December 2023

One&Only One Za’abeel is set to become a valuable addition to our esteemed portfolio this year, embarking on their accreditation journey. Our team achieved significant success, wrapping up the year with enhanced on-site training sessions in Dubai in December.

January 2024

Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island

The childcare team at the Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island has completed extensive training, ensuring they can expertly handle risks, deliver seamless experiences, enforce policies, and provide exceptional luxury family services.

This marks the beginning of a remarkable journey for both Worldwide Kids and another prestigious luxury hospitality brand, crafting unforgettable experiences for families across the globe.

Sandals Resorts International

We are thrilled to share the exciting news of our collaboration with Sandals Resorts International, as we kickstart training for learners from their esteemed family brand, Beaches. The inaugural group of learners from Beaches Turks & Caicos has been seamlessly onboarded, signaling a promising start to our partnership as we embark on the accreditation process together.

Looking into the 2024 Season in Greece

Our comprehensive 360 Childcare Consultancy Package is gaining popularity in Greece. In 2024, Worldwide Kids eagerly anticipates an exciting journey, looking forward to establishing new partnerships.

Our new clients include:

Eagles Resort, Halkidiki

In our upcoming collaboration with Eagles Resort, this family-focused destination is set to become the latest Worldwide Kids accredited resort in Halkidiki. Consisting of Eagles Palace and Eagles Villas, the resort will embrace our brand’s international childcare standards, providing immersive experiences for their young guests.

Eagles Resorts boasts a blue-flag beach with crystal-clear waters and golden sand — a haven for families. The Kids Club, operated by seasoned professionals with Worldwide Kids accreditation, ensures an enriching experience for young ones, making it the perfect destination for families seeking both luxury and expert childcare.

Creta Maris Resort and Stella Palace Resort and Spa, Crete 

Nestled in the vibrant town of Hersonissos on the island of Crete, Worldwide Kids celebrates the addition of Creta Maris Resort and Stella Palace Resort and Spa.

Both resorts, renowned for their inclusive approach to luxury family holidays, will further demonstrate their commitment by adopting the Worldwide Kids’ ethos.

Helea Lifestyle Beach Resort, Rhodes

We are thrilled to announce that Worldwide Kids is in the process of creating an innovative childcare concept for this luxury 5-star resort, which includes the introduction of a crèche for the first time. Tailored for families with young children, this cutting-edge addition reflects our commitment to providing an unforgettable experience for their little guests.

Parga Beach Resort

Parga Beach Resort marks a significant milestone as the first Greek resort for Worldwide Kids, with its kids’ facilities fully designed by our in-house team.

Opting for our comprehensive 360 services package, Parga Beach Resort is committed to maintaining the highest standards in its childcare department. The brand-new Worldwide Kids-designed childcare facility offers children a range of captivating activities, from building assault courses to giant construction projects, gardening, sports, mindfulness, and various themed workshops.

Exciting Ventures Ahead in 2024

After months of detailed concept development and stunning design visualisations, we are delighted to announce that the kids’ club space is now in the construction phase.

This project marks a significant milestone for Worldwide Kids, as it represents the largest kids’ club design we have ever undertaken.

As we navigate the realisation phase, our commitment is to deliver a kids’ club space that not only meets but exceeds expectations, setting a new benchmark for luxury family experiences.

Stay tuned for more updates as we bring the Kids Palace to life.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo4NQAKXW3A&t=2s

For more information on how to be a part of our exclusive Accredited Resorts portfolio, please get in touch with us at hello@worldwide-kids.com

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Worldwide Kids
Childcare

11 February 2021

Childcare – Does it make…

…or break a holiday?

We know that taking advantage of Creche and Kids Clubs is a personal choice, and a great opinion divider of parents and their children! While holiday childcare is paramount to some parents, and essential to their holidaying experience, others view holidays as precious time meant to be spent together. This applies to children too. While some are happiest being in the thick of it, amongst other young guests, taking advantage of all the hotel has to offer them, for other young guests, being apart from their parents and being in the throng of an all singing, all dancing kids club is really not their idea of fun at all!

So, to use or not to use a childcare facility?

Ultimately it is about finding a balance that suits your family and underpins the holiday experience you all wish to have. The saying “happy children, happy parents” really goes a long way. Hotels that offer adult experiences alongside great childcare facilities and family activities are acknowledging that family holidays are for recuperation, reconnecting and discovery for all. 

Our mission at Worldwide Kids is to help hotels, parents and children strike this balance; making the most of quality time together as a family and enjoying everything that resorts have to offer. We want to help you create strong relationships, and long-lasting memories with your chosen holiday destination.

Worldwide Kids – In a Nutshell

Worldwide Kids are the leading provider of kids’ club concept development and design. We provide facility audits and safer childcare staff recruitment. Our world-leading City & Guilds accredited vocational training offers specially developed courses that allow childcare staff access to essential learning and development, allowing you to feel confident with their safe, exciting, and fun childcare facilities. 

Worldwide Kids believe in creating unique, engaging, environments accessible to all, where you can be safe in the knowledge that children can have fun and flourish. Children’s safety and well-being underpins all aspects of Worldwide Kids and our Accreditation award is an independent seal of excellence showing that world-class services and facilities are being provided and upheld.

Once we are confident that children are safe, we can focus on fun! We aim to immerse the children in empowering environments that inspire. Children should have positive, enjoyable, and memorable experiences. Shared fun also allows children to establish new friendships, build self-esteem, and develop social skills.

At Worldwide Kids, we recognise a child’s ability to learn through play and encourage this with carefully structured activities and experiences. Worldwide Kids always asks how an activity is developing knowledge, understanding, or social skills. Our enriching activities allow children to enjoy unforgettable moments, and simply be.

Worldwide Kids are committed to encouraging sustainability and mindful choices when creating spaces and planning activities for children. To promote a sense of responsibility and respect for the natural environment, and ultimately give children the confidence to ask questions and explore the world they live in.

What to expect…

…when choosing a Worldwide Kids childcare service.

Online Booking

A trusting partnership that begins when you enquire about our childcare service or book sessions for your children. Trust is the foundation of any relationship between you and your childcare team, and Worldwide Kids gather as much information as possible in advance to deliver the best possible care, right from the start.

Our online booking system allows you to share this information with us during the booking process. If your child has any additional needs, our team will contact you before you travel to discuss how we support your family. This may include arranging 1:1 support, additional training or whatever we can do to make your experience better. We want parents to feel welcome to contact us to discuss any specific concerns or needs.

We want you to be confident that our service will enhance your holiday and allow you to enjoy valuable downtime.

Expert Recruitment 

Our managed resorts childcare teams are put together by our expert HR consultants who offer a wealth of experience. We know what we’re looking for, to provide excellent childcare and the requirements needed to be an outstanding childcare practitioner. WK HR follows our safer recruitment policy undertaking all the necessary steps to ensure the staff employed are not only qualified, experienced, and passionate about childcare but who are also rigorously checked and referenced. All our team members will complete our City&Guilds accredited training before starting work and they will have access to ongoing on-going support, additional training, and a point of communication while they are working abroad.

Worldwide Kids also offer consultancy services to hotels and assist in either recruitment and or training their teams so you are assured that your children will have access to the same enviable childcare in whichever WK Accredited destination you choose.

Biophilic Design

It is important to Worldwide Kids that your children are provided for and comfortable in the hotel environment. Whether this is in our supervised childcare facilities, a family playground, children’s activity areas or with a fully trained babysitting service, WK does it all.

Over the past few years, we have been focussing on the principles of biophilia when designing recommending environments for children. We strive to create spaces that have an abundance of natural light, promote outdoor activities, are furnished with naturally sourced materials and plants. We do this because we know that connecting with nature enhances children’s wellbeing and cultivates value and awareness of their world, their future, and the choices they make and the consequences they may have. 

Eco-Friendly Equipment

When recommending equipment, we aim to enhance our environments with products that are responsibly sourced, exciting, varied and age appropriate. These resources allow our teams to encourage children to explore and understand the world around them.

Eco-friendly products also support our sustainable partnerships with our hotel clients.

Activities for All Ages

The activity programmes we create are engaging, celebrate diversity and are fun. Children are given the opportunity to enjoy physical, creative, and cognitive activities during each morning and afternoon session. Activities take place indoors and outdoors, utilising the unique environments each hotel has to offer.

At WK our activities constantly evolve as our expert-led childcare teams learn from the children we work with to create new, innovative and exciting experiences. 

Our clubs generally offer three sessions between 10am and 6pm for children aged between 4 months and 17 years.

Lunch Club (1pm-3pm) will allow younger guests to socialise with their friends and importantly, refuel. Together with the WK team, children can reflect on their morning together while enjoying the cuisine offered by the hotel, supported by WK staff. This is followed by free choice activities to recharge, ready to enjoy the afternoon session.

Evening activities are also offered to our younger guests. These sessions allow parents to indulge in a quiet dinner or some drinks, some well-deserved adult-only time, whilst children gain new experiences with new friends with a stargazing session or a movie night on the beach.

We operate our clubs to UK standards and have strict adult to child ratios in place. Our SOP’s are reviewed regularly by our Operations Team who asses our services to make sure they meet the current standards and needs of the services we deliver.

We recommend the following categories.

CRECHE – ages 4 months to 24 months and 24 months to 47 months.

KIDS CLUB – ages 4 years to 8 years and 9 years to 12 years.

TEENS – 13 years to 17 years.           

Worldwide Kids know that offering first class creches for babies and toddlers staffed by qualified early years practitioners is an important factor for families, particularly if this is their first experience with holiday childcare. Hotels operating a qualified crèche are a decision maker for families with children under 4. Our creche staff offer a service that embraces the bespoke care needed for the youngest guests, their individual needs are met in nurturing and calm environments.

Our Kids Clubs meanwhile, captivate your children’s imagination, sparking creativity and enthusiasm.  They are environments that encourage children to socialise, keep active and gain new skills whilst creating unforgettable memories.

Teen clubs and activities are often neglected in hotels. However, WK are mindful of the perceived challenges associated with working with teens, and offer a service that allows this age group to take charge of their entertainment under the guidance of our Teen Club Supervisor.  Teen clubs offer a supervised environment for children to socialise and build new friendships, participate in exciting activities whilst feeling independent away from their parents.  We safely utilise social media to engage our Teens and tap into the trends that are important to them. Our Teen programmes focus on wellbeing, sport, enjoying the outdoor environment, culture and embraces technology. It is important to us that in a time of their life that can have its challenges and demands our teens can unwind, reflect, and reset.

So, why Worldwide Kids?

We appreciate how important younger guests are within a hotel environment and how very easily they can be overlooked and almost forgotten. We champion investment in creating engaging child specific facilities and activities that afford the children a unique holiday experience of their very own. Recognition, valuing them as individuals and engaging with the younger guests can only promote positivity for all the family. This in turn encourages them to return and to continue to create everlasting memories.

Working in partnerships with hotels, families, children, and childcare professionals, Worldwide Kids continue to lead the way in providing the highest standard of childcare, childcare facilities, training and development. EMMA YOUNG

Emma Young is the Operations Director at Worldwide Kids.

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