Kickstart Education + Childcare

Children from 1 year to school age attend Kickstart in Gorey, Co. Wexford. Two ECCE preschool years are run part time in the mornings, and full time care is also available. The National Childcare Scheme and the Access and Inclusion Model both apply here. An afterschool club serves Star of the Sea Primary School in Riverchapel, with homework supervision and an optional hot meal each day, and it runs across three groups. Preschool classes are organised into three curriculum levels, with children rotating between classrooms each week. The curriculum draws on Siolta and Aistear and is play based. Facilities include a sensory room, fenced outdoor areas, two covered outdoor classrooms, soft surface playgrounds and an enclosed front garden.