Wonder Years

About This Service

This private pre-school service offers full day care and part time care provision from 8.00hrs to 18.00hrs. An Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) pre-school and sessional care programmes are also offered from 9.30hrs to 12.30hrs, from Monday to Friday. The pre-school caters for children aged between 1 to 6 years of age. Additionally, a breakfast club from 8.00hrs to 9.00hrs and an afterschool programme from 14.00hrs to 18.00hrs is offered to school aged children with designated staff. This purpose-built pre-school service is located on its own grounds, to the rear of the registered providers home, in a rural location near the town of Athlone. There are six playrooms. On the ground floor, there was interconnected Caterpillar room (also named Baby room for children 1 to 2 years of age) and the Busy Bees room and the Butterfly room (not in use of the day of inspection) and the afterschool room. On the first floor, there is an interconnected Beehive room (also named Preschool room for children aged 3 to 5 years), the Gingerbread room and the Ladybirds room (also named the Montessori preschool room).There is a designated sleep room, adjacent to the Caterpillar room, with six cots. Additionally, stackable beds are available for older pre-school children requiring sleep. The premises has its own kitchen, where children’s main meals are prepared, cooked, and stored on site. The pre-school children have access to various secure outdoor play areas to the rear, side, and front of the premises.

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

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