Discovery Bay Preschool

Discovery Bay Preschool operates from Fisherman's Hall on Dock Road in Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. The service runs a Montessori preschool for children aged 2 to 6 years, Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 12:30. Two classrooms, the Terrific Turtles and the Jumping Jellyfish, each have a Montessori teacher. The approach incorporates creative, play-based and nature-based activities, using open-ended resources and Montessori equipment. ECCE and NCS funding are accepted, and AIM special needs places are available. An afterschool club for primary school children from Junior Infants to 6th Class runs Monday to Friday, 13:30 to 17:30, with a walking bus collection from Realt na Mara village campus. The service also has access to a garden for outdoor time.