Tait House Crèche (formally Southill Children’s Nursery) is a Community crèche which was established in 1990. It is situated on the beautiful grounds of Tait House. The crèche has grown over the years to meet the demands of families in the locality and beyond. In 2013 we have opened an Afterschool service which offers collection from a limited number of school.

The crèche caters for children aged 4 months to 5 years. We have 5 rooms including a baby, wobbler, toddler, pre-school and Montessori rooms.  All full-time staff are fully trained and engage in ongoing training and development so that they can offer the best service to the children in our care.  We operate the Key Worker system whereby all children are assigned a full time worker as their main carer. The programme of activities in each room is designed to meet the individual needs of each child. We adapt our curriculum to meet the interests and needs of the children. We are affiliated with Early Childhood Ireland who provides ongoing support and training for all of our staff.

The Nursery is currently involved in the process of becoming accredited with Siolta which is the National Quality framework.Our pre-school and Montessori children are introduced to the Incredible Years Programme which is designed to enhance each child’s social and emotional competencies.

We have three outdoor play areas to offer the widest possible outdoor play experiences to our children. We have a natural play area where children engage in risky play in a safe environment; a soft surface play area with bicycles and slides and a sensorial garden including a digging and planting area. We have installed raised planting beds so that all children, regardless of any special needs, can participate.
Our Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) compliant kitchen offers a variety of nutritious meals and snacks throughout the day and we endeavour to meet any special dietary needs of your child.
 

We offer an Easter Camp and Summer Camp which are not confined to children attending our After school Service.

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