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Childcare Age Groups

 

Bluebell's – time to explore

(Aged 1 – 2 years)

As soon as your baby starts to find their feet we will talk to you about moving to our Wobbler Room. During there time in the Wobbler room your child will learn how to walk properly and become more co-ordinated. They will be protected from hard falls by our soft floor surfaces.

In the Bluebell room we use visual, physical and audio educational resources to stimulate the children, and they have structured periods of play and sleep time. Everything from art & crafts, music, drama and tactile activities are on the curriculum here to develop their senses, confidence and also their concentration. Our Bluebell room is where your child will spend much of their day experimenting, exploring and beginning to socialise.

We also carry out observations on the children in this room and fill in observation and developmental check lists on each child.  These forms will be attached to your childs file and available for you to veiw on request.  These can be a very helpful tool in seeing how your child is developing throughout his/her stay at Tiny Tots Paradise Creche & Homework Club.

Daisy's – look who’s talking

(Aged 2 – 3 years)

At this stage your child will have become very steady on their feet. In the Daisy Room we introduce more advanced equipment, arts and crafts and a daily schedule of activities. Your child’s vocabulary will increase and they will soon be able to form simple sentences. They will make lots of little friends and will enjoy taking part in group learning.

By the time your child is ready to leave the Daisy Room they will have a good level of communication and will now be able to retain vast amounts of information and to formulate ideas. During this time, we will also work with you to toilet-train your child when you decide the time is right.

We also carry out observations on the children in this room and fill in observation and developmental check lists on each child.  These forms will be attached to your childs file and available for you to veiw on request.  These can be a very helpful tool in seeing how your child is developing throughout his/her stay at Tiny Tots Paradise Creche & Homework Club.

 

Daffodil's– preparing the way to their last year with us.

(Aged 3 – 4 years)

Our Daffodil room is where your child will first experience a more structured environment. In Daffodil's we gently ease your child into this more structured school environment. Your child will adapt and become used to sitting on a chair at a table and to concentrating for longer periods to time. All children develop at different speeds and Daffodils allows us to assess how each child is faring with the different tasks set. By spending more individual time at this stage, we are able to start introducing slowly the next techniques to your child as soon as their abilities allow.

Our Daffodil room can accommodate up to 14 children. The adult/child ratio in this room is 1 Adult for every 8 Children.

We offer the Children of our Daffodil room plenty of activities and learning opportunities such as

  • Arts & Crafts                                                  
  • Play-dough
  • Cooking
  • Messy play
  • Music, singing and dancing
  • Physical exercise/garden
  • Story time
  • Circle time
  • Puppets
  • Physical exercise/garden
  • Science/Nature Corner
  • Role play and dress up
  • Introductory to Montessori

 We also do observations on the children in this room and fill in observation and developmental check lists on each child.  These forms will be attached to your child’s file and available for you to view on request.  These can be a very helpful tool in seeing how your child is developing throughout his/her stay at Tiny Tots Paradise Creche & Homework Club. 

Sunflowers - Irish first

(Aged 4 - 5 years)

Sunflowers provides a broad and flexible activity programme based on the seasons and annual festivals through the medium of the Irish language.  The programme places an emphasis on play to develop the children's skills in a holistic manner, to include social, cognative, motor and personal skills.  The activities are suitable for this age group, to develop listening, memory, comprehension and problem solving skills and to increase their independence, self-confidence and respect.

The facilities fulfill the requirements in accordance with Childcare Rgulations (Pre-school Services), 2006, in relation to heat, space, light and safety.  Sand, water, paint, books, jigsaws, board games and puppets are among the resources availale to the children.

There is also equipment available for imaginative and construction games along with a nature table and music table.

Play, storytelling, rhymes and songs are used to help the children acquire Irish naturally.  Educational experts believe that bilingulism bestows many positive benefits on children.  Bilingualism gives the children another view of the world. 

Primrose – The final stretch

(Aged 4 – 5 years)

In Tiny Tots Paradise Crehce we use a teaching philosophy to encourage children to develop their skills in language, practical life, use of their five senses, mathematics, science, geography and the arts. In the Primrose classroom the atmosphere and the environment are extremely important so in Tiny Tots Paradise it is prepared and equipped to help children accomplish their goals in their own manner, whether at work or at play. Our classroom is a prepared environment designed to support your child’s need for purposeful activity. Our teacher's are fully qualified in Early Years teaching with years of experience, they create a positive, supportive, calm and non competitive atmosphere. Each child has a delineation of sensitive periods of development, during which a child’s mind is particularly open to learning specific skills of knowledge, including language development and sensorial experimentation. Tiny Tots Paradise caters for preschool children at all different stages of learning and all a child’s individual curiosities and interests.

A calm, respectful and affectionate atmosphere is created in the room as children engage in many different mental and physical activities such as:

  • Language Skills
  • Writing Skills
  • Numeric Skills
  • Science
  • Circle time
  • Practical life skills
  • Sensorial work and play
  • Singing and dancing
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Scissor control and use
  • Cooking.

 The Primrose Curriculum runs from September to the end of June. During the summer months a more play oriented curriculum applies.

We also do observations on the children in this room and fill in observation and developmental check lists on each child.  These forms will be attached to your child’s file and available for you to view on request.  These can be a very helpful tool in seeing how your child is developing throughout his/her stay at Tiny Tots Paradise.  

After-School Room

We make sure the after school children engage in age appropriate activities by providing dedicated material and equipment suitable for their age group and designed to challenge and stimulate them.

We provide the following services:

  • Morning Club from 7.30am until School time
  • Collection from local schools
  • Provision of healthy and nutritious meal in form of healthy Breakfast, Dinners & Tea’s and non fizzy, fresh fruit juice
  • Homework assistance
  • We assist with homework to the extent and within the modalities discussed with the parents at enrolment time
  • Arts and crafts, drama, team and gardening activities
  • Big and safe outside area
  • Full time care during school holidays
  • We have a completely separate curriculum for after schoolers and hold different activities every day.