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Tuesday 30th, May
- The health and well being of each and every child attending Deerpark Montessori is central to who we are and what we do. All children attending the school will be treated as individuals with respect and will never be humiliated in any way.
- Both myself (Louise),and Jessie are fully trained and qualified professionals with advanced diplomas to level 6 in early childhood care and education and Margarita has attained her level 7 BA degree in Early Childhood care and education. I also have a level 6 diploma in Montessori Education.
- We adhere to the principles of Siolta- the National quality framework for early childhood education, and Aistear – the early childhood curriculum framework.
- We teach children through the Montessori Method of education which follows a preschool curriculum being completely child led and allowing the child freedom of choice within the classroom.
- Children make their own choices regarding their own work and play, have freedom to choose their own activities each day freely, unrestricted and safely under the supervision of Margarita, Jessie and myself.
- Our aim is to encourage each child attending Deerpark Montessori School to come to school each day into a welcoming, homely, safe ,caring atmosphere where each child is listened to and respected in a manner to which every child deserves.
- We have a positive approach to helping children manage their own behaviour.
Children are offered opportunities to develop their social behavioural skills, being taught the importance of taking turns, being polite and learning to share with each other.
Limits are set and rules are enforced through play and games to help the children learn and understand their boundaries.
Behaviour falling short of expectations by a child (eg: bullying, temper tantrums etc) is dealt with by removing the child from the situation, explaining to them why their behaviour is not acceptable and if deemed necessary the child is given a very short “time out”.
- Shouting at children does not happen.
- Manhandling children does not happen.
- We inform parents of any incidents or accidents you should know about and have a standard procedure for liaising with parents.
- We operate an “open door” policy, and parents are free to visit the school and discuss any issues you may have with Louise, Margarita or Jessie or at any time
As both Myself (Louise), Margarita and Jessie have been entrusted with the care, education and well being of your child we take this responsibility very seriously and take pride in the service we provide.
Please feel free to discuss Deerpark Montessori’s inspection process at any time and the most recent Tusla inspection report is available to anyone who may wish to view it.
Our minister for children and youth affairs has recently introduced the new "National Childcare Scheme", (NCS) the comprehensive new scheme of financial support for families towards the cost of their childcare.
The NCS Universal subsidy provides €1.40 per hour towards the cost of a registered childcare place for a maximum of 45 hours per week. This scheme is available for children between the ages 24 weeks and 15 years of age.
Deerpark Montessori is delighted to inform parents that we have registered to take part in this scheme.
More information on the "National Childcare Scheme" (NCS) may be found by logging onto www.ncs.gov.ie.
There are currently 2 spaces available in the school for the school year September 2023/2024. Please contact Louise Fitzsimons for further infomation.