Services

Kitchen and Menu

Nutritional meals are served by our fully qualified chef in our specially designed commercial kitchen. Our Daily Menus provide a select and diverse range of Foods. All of our meals are served in our purpose built dining room where the children can eat together. We regard mealtimes as an opportunity for social interaction and our staff are on hand to make mealtime a fun time.

All of our children’s parties (Birthdays, Xmas, etc.,) are held here in the Dining Room. All of our diverse menu ranges are displayed on a weekly basis.

In the event that your child may have special dietary requirements, these too, will be catered for by our chef.

~ Sample Menus ~

Sample 1

Monday:
Dinner: Pasta  Bolognaise
Tea: Homemade Vegetable Soup/Creamy  Custard
                      
Tuesday: Dinner: Chicken and Brocolli Bake
Tea: Fish  Fingers & Beans/Banana and Yogurt

Wednesday:
Dinner: Beef Stew with Vegetables & Creamed Potatoes
Tea: Homemade Pizzas/Semolina Pudding

Thursday:
Dinner: Chicken Kiev with Vegetables, Creamed Potatoes and Gravy.
Tea: Tasty Ham and Cheese Omelette/Rice Pudding

Friday:
Dinner: Sausages with Creamed Potatoes and Beans
Tea: Waffles & Spagetti/Fruit  Puree

Sample 2

Monday:
Dinner: Beef  Lasagne
Tea: Homemade Scones/Rice Pudding
                      
Tuesday:
Dinner: Roast Chicken with Roast Potatoes & Vegetables
Tea: Waffles & Beans/Banana and Yogurt

Wednesday:
Dinner: Meat Balls with Vegetables & Creamed Potatoes
Tea: A Selection of Toasted Sandwiches/Semolina  Pudding

Thursday:
Dinner: A Light Chicken Curry with Rice
Tea: Fish Fingers/Creamy Custard

Friday:
Dinner: Shepherds Pie with Creamed Potatoes
Tea: Homemade Pizzas/Fruit Puree

Sample 3

Monday:
Dinner: Homemade Beef Burgers with Potato Wedges
Tea: Homemade Vegetable Soup with Croutons/Apple Crumble.
                      
Tuesday:
Dinner: Chicken Goujons with Roast Potatoes & Vegetables
Tea: Homemade Pizzas/Banana and Yogurt

Wednesday:
Dinner: Beef Chilli with Rice
Tea: Potato Waffles and Beans/Semolina Pudding

Thursday:
Dinner: Chicken and bacon Pie with CreamyPotatoes
Tea: Scrambled Eggs/Creamy Custard

Friday:
Dinner: Beef Goulash with Rice
Tea: Sausages and Beans/Fruit Puree

Pre-School / After School Programmes

Early  Childhood  Education

The Principles of the Childrens Village Nursery School are to provide your Child with the best possible start in their young life. The Management and Staff are committed to providing a safe and happy environment, where your Child can learn, grow and prosper.

TUSLA

We work very closely with TUSLA to ensure that we can deliver a high quality Childcare Service to the Children in our care and their Parents.

AISTEAR

Aistear is the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), the Curriculum Framework for all Children under the age of 6 Years.

In The  Children's  Village, we plan and organise all our Classes and Activities in accordance with NCCA Best Practices and Principals.

SIOLTA

Siolta, defines, assesses and supports the improvement of Quality Practice in the Early Childhood Settings where Children under the age of 6 Years are present.

The Children's Village always strive to meet the highest Standards and Best Practice for the Children in our care.

ECCE PRE-SCHOOL SCHEME

The Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE) programme is a universal two-year pre-school programme available to all children within the eligible age range. It provides children with their first formal experience of early learning prior to commencing primary school. The programme is provided for three hours per day, five days per week over 38 weeks per year and the programme year runs from September to June each year.

There is one point of entry at the beginning of the programme year. The programme will be available to all children who have turned 2 years and 8 months of age before August 31st as long they won’t turn 5 years and 6 months of age on or before June 30th of the programme year.

THE NATIONAL CHILDCARE SCHEME

All parents who wish to avail of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS), should apply online (Google: NCS.GOV.IE). This will lead you to an online process which will detail a subsidy award for your child to offset against Childcare Fees. If you require any further information on the NCS, please feel free to contact us directly by Telephone or email.

Services Available

Sessional: A pre-school service offering a planned programme to pre-school children for a total of not more than 3.5 hours per session.

For example: 9 a.m – 12.00 p.m /1 p.m – 4 p.m

Part-Time: Offering a structured day care service for pre-school children for a total of not more than 3.5 hours and less than 5 hours per day and which may include a sessional pre-school service.

For example: 8am – 1 p.m or 9 a.m – 2 p.m

Full-Day Care: Offering a structured day care service for pre-school children for more than 5 hours per day,  includes a sessional pre-school service.

For example: 7.30 a.m – 6.15 p.m

Also offering full-day care during school holidays.

For example: 7.30 a.m – 6.15 p.m

Breakfast Club: Offering early drop of service and providing children with nutritious meal.

For example: 7.30 a.m – 9 a.m

Afterschool Care: School age childcare outside of school hours to children in school and under the age of 15.

For example: 1 p.m – 6.15 p.m

Our Facilities

The Children's Village is specially designed to ensure the safety and security of our children at all times, during their stay with us. We have a 7000 square feet playground area with a best practice safety surface that is readily accessible and allows our staff to monitor and supervise children's play at all times. We cater for all play needs with all of the latest models in play equipment.

The Children's Village also encompass a large variety of different learning rooms specially designed to meet the educational needs of different age groups - Busy Bees, Sticky Fingers, Happy Hearts & Handprints. Bright Sparks, Jigsaw & Treasure Island will cater for all of our Pre-School and After School Children.

For our very young Children, we have Little Folks & Sunflowers.

The Children's Village has a large kitchen and our chef serves nutritional meals to accommodate all age groups. The Children's Village has a close circuit security camera system in operation twenty four hours a day to ensure the safety and security of the facility at all times.

The Children's Village provides an environment that reflects the cultural diversity of the local area and allows children the freedom to develop and form solid relationship based on trust and mutual agreement. Such an environment is important to the child's development in an educational sense but also in providing the child with the necessary life skills that they may carry on into further education at primary school level.

Fun Resources

After School Summer Camp Programme

Outdoor  Activities:

1.     Wiggly Worm.
2.     Jumping through Crocodile.
3.     Run and Jump into Bunny Holes.
4.     Simon Says.
5.     Rope Jumping.
6.     Bean Bag Lifting.
7.     In and Out Jumping.
8.     Tramline Tunnels.
9.     Statues.
10.   Slalom Running.
11.   Run around Caterpillar.
12.   Chicken and Egg.
13.   Beam Balancing.
14.   Sack Racing.
15.   Big Balls-Bats/Tennis Balls-Rolling, Throwing, Hitting, Heading the Ball, Catching the Ball.
16.   Obstacle Course.
17.   Rounders.     

Indoor  Activities:

18.   Indoor Games.
19.   Cooking.
20.   Musical Games.
21.   Treasure Hunt.
22.   Arts and Crafts.

The Children will also have the opportunity to partake in any of the outdoor activities that can be adapted to our Indoor Space.

Visit this page regularly for updates on resources.

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