High Quality Early Years Education
Celebrating over 20 years of professional care and early education! We follow an emergent play-based curriculum in line with Aistear (NCCA, 2009) and guided by the principles of Siolta (DES, 2017).
Opening hours: 7:30am to 6:30pm (Monday to Friday)
Babies
Babies are busy explorers, using their senses and whole bodies to learn.
Our baby room provides a safe environment for babies to crawl, roll, shuffle and scoot keeping them safe to explore. Activities for babies focus on exploring, through a variety of play and natural sensory & heuristic materials, communication through eye contact, peek a boo, hand gestures, reading, clapping, singing and learning through play about texture, shape, colour, weight and sound.
In this important stage we provide:
- Soft carpeted area with age-appropriate toys
- A creative messy play area for your baby to explore textures and colours.
- Reading and soft play area
- A warm, cosy sleep room with soft lighting and sounds to help your baby
- An artwork & photo display area so you can keep up to date with all the fun.
- Construction area.
Toddlers
Our toddler room supports the children’s learning and development through focused play areas.
Toddlers are fast gaining independence, acquiring language as well as gaining confidence in their physical skills. Our room provides a rich stimulating environment for them to explore and learn. Our practitioners plan activities based on the children interests and level of ability.
For the toddlers we provide:
- Sensory area to explore different sounds, tastes, materials through play.
- Home corner allowing for socio-dramatic play
- Reading and cosy corner to promote reading and build on literacy skills.
- Construction area for children to engineer new creations.
- Small world play to allow for lots of creative and social play.
Preschool
Early childhood is an important time for developing children’s ability to persevere and take risks and solve problems.
We support children’s development through our curriculum, promoting learning through play which allows children to develop confidence and independence while nurturing their curiosity and establishing their identity as a learner.
In our preschool we are part of the Early Childhood Care and Education programme. Some elements of Montessori Programme are also incorporated into our Preschool Programme. Montessori is proven to develop children’s sense of independence by recognising and celebrating the individual child, by recognising the huge potential that the child has and also by nurturing the child’s capability.
We have the following areas in the room:
- Sensory area to explore different sounds, tastes, materials through play.
- Home corner allowing for socio-dramatic play.
- Reading and cosy corner to promote reading and build on literacy skills.
- Construction area for children to engineer new creations.
- Small world play to allow for lots of creative and social play.
- Montessori areas.
Crèches Locations
Kids Inc Rathfarnham
- Based in the grounds of Coláiste Eanna school in the heart of Rathfarnham.
- Ballyroan Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- 7:30am to 6:30pm (Monday to Friday)
- 01 406 9879
- [email protected]
- Manager: Ciara Corbally
Kids Inc Liberty Park
- Liberty Park, Foley Street, Dublin 1
- 8:00am to 6:00pm (Monday to Friday)
- 083 191 6978
- [email protected]
- Manager: Isabel Prieto
Kids Inc Apple Blossom (Rathmines)
- 10 Leinster Square, Rathmines, Dublin 6
- 7:45am to 6:00pm (Monday to Friday)
- 083 191 2901
- [email protected]
- Manager: Selene Vano Morata
Kids Inc Grosvenor Road (Rathmines)
- 60 Grosvenor Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
- 8:15am to 06:00pm (Monday to Friday)
- 01 491 1925
- [email protected]
- Manager: Viviana Pena Y Lillo
Kids Inc Swords
- Based on the edge of Swords village, just off the Seatown Road Roundabout.
- Seatown Road, Co Dublin
- 8:00am to 6:00pm (Monday to Friday)
- 01 890 2820
- [email protected]
- Manager: Gillian Shakespeare
