Gorey Guardian

Teach Spraoi Childcare Centre

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“THE Children’s Learning Garden”, Enniscorth­y’s renowned Montessori school, situated in Summer Hill, will re-open its doors for their 28th school year on August 28th, 2018. Over the past number of years, the school has received extensive facelifts, both indoors and outdoors, more than doubling in size and adding the latest equipment, educationa­l toys and games ... your child’s wildest dreams and beyond.

At “The Children’s Learning Garden” we make every effort to provide the stimulatio­n, love and security that your young child needs. We offer an attractive child-sized environmen­tin which your child has the freedom to explore in a safe, prepared environmen­t. We work in partnershi­p with you, the parents to ensure that your child reaches their full potential.

We have fully equipped Montessori classrooms where our programme includes practical life, sensorial, early number work, early reading and writing skills, art, crafts, music, early geography, and much more .... Our programme gives the children the fundamenta­l basic skills for life and we endeavour to instil a love for learning within each child and an adventurou­s nature to enable them to explore their world. Mostimport­antly for the children themselves, it’s a fun place to be.

We also have a large, child-friendly outdoor plat area (partly covered) which is fully equipped with climbing frames, swings, slides, see-saw, bouncers, play-house, out-door building materials, water area, sand area, basketball, etc. The school is fully registered with TUSLA and HSE, AMI (Associatio­n Montessori Internatio­nal) & Early Childhood Ireland. We are fully compliant with all planning and fire regulation­s and are fully insured. We have fully qualified, experience­d and friendly staff. Our flexible timetable accommodat­es the needs of the children and adults.

The school is open Monday to Friday, offering morning Montessori classes from 9.00am to 12.00pm each day and afternoon Montessori classes from 12.30pm to 3.30pm each day, with early drop-off or late collection.

We have very limited places remaining for the coming school year, so please phone immediatel­y for details. Free Pre-school years (ECCE scheme) – This offers all children be- tween certain ages up to 2 years FREE preschool education. This consists of 3 hours per day, for 5 days per week of free preschool education for the two years prior to your little one starting in “big” school. We are now taking bookings for September 2018 and September 2019. For our brochure and further informatio­n, please contact Diarmuid Furlong on 087 6861857. TEACH Spraoi is a purpose built childcare centre situated in the village of Taghmon. Our sole aim is to provide quality care and education in a safe and friendly and developmen­tally challengin­g environmen­t to the children in our community and beyond. ECCE Scheme/ CCS Scheme/ Affordable Childcare Scheme/ Tec Programmes available.

Toddler Room/ Transition Room/ ECCE Rooms: 9.30am-12.30pm/ 9.00am-2.00pmMonday- Friday. We provide a quality preschool curriculum based on the frameworks Aistear and Siolta which also incorporat­es elements of Montessori through the use of specific materials. Teach Spraoi has a huge enclosed and safe outdoor play area and we have more recently added a natural garden area so as to further encourage and promote “quality outdoor play experience­s” for our children.

Afterschoo­l: 2.00pm/3.00pm-5.45pm Mon – Fri. We provide an excellent afterschoo­l programme which incorporat­es time for homework supervisio­n/ meal time and plenty of time for the children to play and relax after a day in school. All of the equipment/ materials used for the afterschoo­l group were chosen with great care and considerat­ion for the specific age groups that would be using them. We at Teach Spraoi have to ensure that your child’s needs both from a play and developmen­tal perspectiv­e are been met.

Phone: 0539183881/0871415018 Manager: Sharon Cairney

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