First Steps (Little Learners)

First Steps (Little Learners) is operated by North Tipperary Development Company (NTDC) from two rooms in Sacred Heart Primary School in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. The service provides full day care for children aged 3 to 6 years, Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 15:30, for 48 weeks of the year. A daily three-hour sessional service from 9:00 to 12:00 is funded under the ECCE scheme for eligible children and runs for 38 weeks. A registered school age care service is also provided. Children have access to an enclosed outdoor play area shared with the school's ASD unit, and timetabled use of the school hall for indoor physical play.