Midleton Preschool Afterschool and Summer camp childcare centre is committed to providing high quality childcare and after school care in Midleton.

We strive for:

– Social integration

– Equality, irrespective of gender, race, religion or ability

– A safe, developmentally appropriate environment which respects, supports and celebrates children’s’ individual needs

– An environment which encourages children to express themselves freely and spontaneously and promotes an enthusiasm for learning

Midleton Preschool Afterschool and Summer Camp childcare centre aims to establish a centre of excellence in childcare and family support with services that include:

*High quality care, pre-school education for children aged 2 years and 8 months up  to 5 years 6 months old; and Primary school afternoon care. To achieve this, we work in partnership with parents, carers and children as a multidisciplinary team. We want to provide a secure learning and play environment which enables children to be:

–   Respectful of themselves and others

–   Happy and confident

–   Independent and inter-dependent

–   Compassionate and caring

–   Tolerant and patient

–   Curious and creative

–   Appreciative and appreciated 

–   Respectful of the natural environment

– To provide a safe, secure, stimulating environment which embraces all children and values their race, language, gender, age, ability, culture, social status and religion.

– To value all children as individuals and appreciate their uniqueness.

– To encourage mutual respect, positive choices, critical thinking, curiosity, self-discipline.

– To value parents and carers as the primary educators of the child and to support that role.

– To increase quality of childcare provisions on an ongoing process.

– To ensure that all staff receive appropriate in-service training and maintain high levels of practice

– To develop practice which fosters responsibility towards each other. 

– To enthuse the children in an extensive range of creative and imaginative experiences through story, music, the arts and domestic skills.

– To recognise children as part of communities e.g., Peer groups, families and wider society.

– To uphold principles of trust, honesty, integrity and respect in all professional relationships and business practices.

– To communicate openly and clearly with staff, children, parents and other professionals.

– Serve children and their families as a team of caring colleagues committed to developing professionally as a quality childcare centre.