Little Twigs & Forest Friends

About This Service

Little Twigs and Forest Friends is an outdoor-based preschool located in a forest setting on the outskirts of Buncrana in Co. Donegal. The service operates 38 weeks of the year, between the hours of 9am to 2pm Monday to Friday. The service participates in the Early Childhood Care and Education programme which operates from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Children attending the service range in age from 2 to 6 years and avail of an outdoor-based early years curriculum. The service operates from a sectioned-off area of a dense pine forest, which is secured by boundary fencing, and divided into 4 main areas, along with some shelters for each area. The service operates in 3 groups named: Pre ECCE, Junior ECCE and Senior ECCE. On the day of inspection, the Junior ECCE and Pre ECCE were joined. Three prefabricated units provide additional indoor play areas, a small kitchenette, an office and a small storage area are also provided. Sanitary accommodation for staff and children is located within the forest area and housed in purpose-built wooden shelters.

From Tusla inspection report of November 2025 · View source PDF ↗

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