After-School Care
Our mission is to
provide high quality childcare to the local community. We endeavour to provide
the children with a positive afterschool care experience. We do this by meeting
the individual needs of each child in our service and allowing for the children
to make choices in their day.
In line with
Ireland’s national curriculum framework, Aistear and Síolta, we 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.
Snacks & Hot Meals
The children who are
attending for the full day 13:30/14:30 - 18:00 will get a hot meal and a snack.
At Phoenix we
understand that nutrition is paramount for children’s growth and development. Our
hot meals are supplied by Moon & Spoon.
Check out their website here for more information.
We will cook the
meals on site, so they are prepared freshly for the children each day. The
children will have unlimited access to water throughout the day. Milk will be
served with both the snack and hot meal.
There will also be a
fruit basket in the room for the children to freely take fruit throughout the
day should they be hungry in between meals.
Dietary
Requirements
We cater for all
dietary requirements. If your child has special dietary requirements, please
let us know upon enrolment.
Snack
A healthy snack will be provided, in line with the HSE recommended portion for their age.
The snack will consist of a variation of fruits, vegetables, crackers, meats, cheeses & breads.
Sample Afterschool
Daily Routine
We walk to collect
the children from Scoil Choilm and walk them back to the Community Centre. You
can collect your child any time before 18:00.
Junior & Senior Infants Daily Plan
13:30 - 13:45 Collection from school
13:45 - 14:00 Snack time
14:00 - 15:30 Homework, followed by free play
15:30 - 15:45 Transition games & Wash hands for dinner
15:45 - 16:15 Dinner time
16:15 - 18:00 Planned activity
1st to 6th Class Daily Plan
14:30 - 14:40 Collection from school
14:40 - 15:30 Homework, followed by free play
15:30 - 15:45 Transition games & Wash hands for dinner
15:45 - 16:15 Dinner time
16:15 - 18:00 Planned activity
As we are a child-led service, the above timings are a guideline and are subject to
change depending on what the children want to do.
The
National Childcare Scheme
We accept the
National Childcare Scheme in our after-school club. The National
Childcare Scheme (NCS) provides financial support to help you with your childcare
costs.
To apply for this subsidy for children up to 15 years of age click on this link.
If you are eligible for a subsidy, you will receive a “Chick Code”. Once you receive the “Chick Code”, please send it to us and we will send you the fee including the National Childcare Scheme discount.
If you need any help with
your application, please let us know and we will be happy to guide you through
it.
Fees
Our fees are payable monthly from
September to June.
The below fees do not include camps during
school closures. There is an additional fee for camps during school closures.
We provide morning care from 09:00 during school in-service days. The additional cost for this is €25 per morning.
We also provide early collection should Scoil Choilm finish early. The cost for this is €7 per hour.
Part-time places are subject to availability, with full-time places being prioritised. Terms & conditions apply.
5 Days Per Week - Full Time | €495 Per Month |
5 Days Per Week - Hour Club | €130 Per Month |
Full Day Camp - 09:00-18:00 | €237 Per Week |
Half Day Camp - 09:00-13:00 | €122 Per Week |
