What we do
We have four rooms which consist of a Baby Room, Toddler Room, ECCE Montessori Room and an After School Hub. We understand how hard it is for you to choose the right place for your child and to entrust the care of your child to others.
Our settling in policy will help with this and we have three stages: firstly, the parents and the child are welcome together on their first visit, this can be up to half an hour long. On the second visit, you may leave the room if your child seems content to allow for this and lastly on the third visit you may leave your child alone for half an hour.
From here you can increase their times leading to leaving them for the day. Some children will settle in straight away and others may need longer at each stage. We will work with the child and the parent to make this work.
This room takes children from the age of 6 months to around 17 months. We can take up to 8 children here at any one time with 2 or 3 staff each day. We provide a relaxed, homely and stimulating environment for your child where they will have access to the outdoor and messy play. Tummy time will be an important part of a young baby’s day.
Communication with babies is done regularly throughout the day. We follow each child’s individual daily routine; we ask you to give us this when your child starts with us.
“The Growing Up Room” From 16 months – 2 years 8 months
This room takes children from the age of 16 or 17 months, depending on the child, up to 2 years 8 months. We can accommodate up to 12 children in this room and spend as much of our day as we can, outside. Both indoor and outdoor environments provide activities to enhance the development of your child.
Their routine consists of free play, snack time, stories and songs, Art & Craft activities, relaxation and sleep. We provide lots of opportunity for movement as it has great benefits for children in later years.
Ready Steady Go! From 2 years 8 months – to school going age
From School going age (4 or 5) to 12 years old
And Chill!!
After a long day in school relax and unwind.
Giving you peace of mind that your little ones are in good hands physically and emotionally and learning in a positive happy environment.
Each room has it’s own outdoor space and we also have a large playing field used by all ages. Our ECCE is fully outdoor while our baby and toddler room spend their time inside and also in their own designated space outside.
The environment we create aims to help children to think for themselves, challenge themselves, have fun, explore, be creative and use their imagination.
Our passion is seeing each child flourish in their own time, which we achieve by providing the best possible early learning experiences through quality interactions and co-regulation. Our environment provides age and stage of development appropriate activities that enable children to achieve a love of learning. It is influenced by Montessori and our national curriculum, Aistear which encourages exploration, creativity and imagination where all children have a voice and are treated with respect.
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We are registered for: ECCE Scheme (Preschool year ), NCS (The National Childcare Scheme) and we provide for AIM applications.
Firefly Childcare is a home from home quality childcare service.
Children are encouraged to mix with others, try new things and discover their talents.
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