Dunleer Montessori Tír na nÓg, Open Mon- Fri, 9 AM - 12:30 PM
ABOUT US
OUR EDUCATORS
Every one of our educators is a trained professional with a passion for working with children. All staff hold first aid, manual handling and child protection certificates.
Our Team
Maria McDonald
Owner and Manager
QQI Level 7 in Childcare and Education
Montessori Diploma
Ruth Keaskin
Early Years Educator
QQI Level 6 in Childcare and Education
Jane Byrne
Early Years Educator
QQI Level 6 in Childcare and Education
Coleen Fox
Early Years Educator
QQI Level 6 in
Montessori
Aljona McDonald
Early Years Educator
QQI Level 6 in Childcare and Education
OUR PHILOSOPHY
At Tír na nÓg Montessori, we provide a safe yet dynamic learning environment, qualified and garda vetted staff and a child led emergent Montessori curriculum based on the individual needs and interests of the children. Our service believes in creating an inclusive setting, which promotes the rights of each child and provides equal opportunities for all. Each staff member is seen as an advocate and activist on behalf of the children, who has the power to positively influence the children’s lives. We promote a listening culture and uphold the right of every child to be heard. The school is run in line with the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016, the Children First Act 2015 and the National Frameworks of Aistear and Síolta.
OUR CLASSROOM
Our newly renovated indoor classroom is bright and spacious, providing a wide range of play and learning opportunities. Resources include an array of Montessori materials, laid out in traditional Montessori areas of Practical Life, Sensorial, Mathematical, Cultural and Language sections. Our Practical Life area now boasts a play kitchen, we also have a theater, new art area and a cosy place to read and socialize.
Bright classroom, large floor space, toilets, cloakroom and reception.
All furniture is child height and sized, resources are age appropriate.
Indoor areas: art , sensorial and construction, language and reading, cultural, dress up, practical life and kitchen and mathematical areas.
Large mature outdoor garden
Outdoor swings, sandpit, toy cars and bikes, mud-kitchen, planting areas and small world play.
Our Location
Dunleer Montessori Tír na nÓg,
Drumcar Road,
Cluide,
Dunleer,
Louth,
Ireland.
Enrollment
Limited ECCE Scheme Places available. Non ECCE and Part Time Places also available.