About Us | Happy Steps Childcare

We offer a professional childcare service to the community of Kilcock and surrounding areas in purpose built childcare centres, designed with young children in mind. We are committed to offering a high quality child care service to all children and families in our care.

We opened in 2006 with our first centre at No. 1 Brayton Park, Kilcock, Co. Kildare and opened our second creche in Sep 2007 at the Ryebridge, Kilcock. 

 

 

Child centred care:

Every child is special and every child is unique. Our staff are dedicated to getting to know every child as an individual, with their different needs and wants, to help them develop to their full potential. And most importantly we offer support, love and lots of affection to help children feel happy and confident in their ability.

 

Our Curriculum:

We provide a tailor made curriculum, devised in-house, with the Learning the alphabet at Happy Steps Creche and Childcare, Kilcockaim of nurturing children’s development to the max. We follow HSE recommendations and best practice in the industry, with continuous review and updating of our programme of activity.

 

Our Programme includes messy play, construction, puzzles, games, role play, baking, gardening, imaginary play, home corner, kitchen corner, book corner, arts & craft, outdoor play to name a few.Our programme also includes a focus on emotional, social, and personal development in order to promote independence, confidence, self esteem and harmonious relationships with other children and adults in their lives. 

 

Partnership with parents

We recognise that parents are the primary educators of children and we aim to work in partnership with you. Our staff are committed to getting to know parents are well as children so that we can all work together for the benefit of every child. We operate an Open Door Policy, and family members, as well as grandparents or other extended family are all welcome at the centre. We have various party days during the year when families are invited to come along and join in the fun!

 

Quality Assurance

Member of National Children Nursery Association

Centre of Excellence, awarded by the NCNA 2009.

Member of IPPA

Notified to HSE

All ratios, space and resources meet and exceed those set down by the Pre-School regulations 2006

Supported and part funded by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2007 - 2013