Pre-School Mission Statement

We aim :

To promote a safe, secure and caring positive environment for the children which values diversity & promotes equality.
To work in partnership with parents, family and the community in the care and early education of children.
To collaborate with infant teachers and the school principal to plan and deliver a quality care and play curriculum which addresses children’s well-being, identity and belonging, communication and exploring and thinking, along the principles of Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework and Siolta.
To foster the children’s independence and self-esteem by showing them how to do things for themselves in a discrete and integrated approach and through providing a well balanced programme of self-motivated and self-directed age appropriate activities to meet the needs of each individual child.
To promote respect, through encouragement, the provision of suitable models of behaviour and planned activities.
To provide opportunities and experiences where the children have freedom of choice in selecting age appropriate activities.
Through providing childcare places, we will enable and encourage parents to participate in Further education and community based training or employment opportunities.
To provide support and encouragement for parents who have felt excluded from the educational system through personal experiences, by giving them and their children an opportunity to be involved in a positive early start.
To select friendly, dependable, mature and professional staff through our rigorous recruitment and selection policy
To prepare preschool children for transition to primary school.
To provide a stimulating, relaxed environment in our after-school service.

Our preschool caters for children from 2 years & 9 months up to school age. Our after-school caters for children from Junior infants up to sixth class. We operate in line with the primary school calendar.

Please contact us on Ph: 0858198967 or st.gabrielspreschool@gmail.com to make an appointment to view our service.

Kindest regards,

Janice Thompson

Manager