Now Open
Our second centre is now open in Huntstown Community Centre. We offer full time childcare to children from 2 years to 6 years. We accept the ECCE scheme funding and the National childcare scheme funding. Register your interest below, or contact us on 087-4950004 or huntstown@phoenixchildcare.ie.
If you have any issues with the below embedded 'Register Your Interest' form, you can access it directly at the below link.
Phoenix Childcare - Huntstown Community Centre - Register Your Interest
Children's Daily Routine
08:00-09:15 Arrival, Breakfast & Free Play
09:15-10:15 Work time & sensory play
10:15-10:30 Wash hands & snack time
10:30-11:30 Outside play
11:30-11:45 Wash hands & circle time
11:45-12:15 Dance & movement
12:15-13:00 Dinner time & clean up
13:00-16:00 Children’s choice
16:00-16:30 Wash hands & snack time
16:30-18:00 Children’s choice
Children’s choice activities include anything from baking, outside time, movie, dance party, free play, teacher-planned activity etc the children make choices in their own day.
Food
Children will have their packed lunch from home at 10:15am. A hot meal will be provided by us in the afternoon between 12-1pm. We have a catering company “moon and spoon” who supply us with the food and we cook it on site fresh every day. Further information to be found on Moon & Spoon here
We will have a rotating dinner menu for the beginning until we establish what meals the children like and dislike. There are many options of dishes to choose from.
Children will have a snack between 4-5pm. This snack will consist of various different options at the beginning until we figure out what the children like. Some examples will be, rice cakes, crackers, with various toppings with a side of different fruits and vegetables or sandwiches, rice pudding, etc.
Curriculum
In line with Ireland’s national curriculum framework, Aistear and Síolta, aim to promote an active hands-on learning experience for each child. We believe that children learn best through play and real-life experiences. We aim to deliver an action-packed curriculum for your children. Our weekly curriculum planning stems from the children’s needs and interests. We believe that a child-led, interest-based curriculum results in the children having rich, interesting learning experiences