Thomastown Community Kindergarten

Thomastown Community Kindergarten is a charity-based, part-time sessional preschool at Grennan, just outside Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. It takes children from 2½ years until primary school age. The service operates Monday to Friday in two 3-hour sessions, from 09:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00, with an optional paid extra hour in the morning. The premises is a converted detached bungalow with four interconnecting preschool rooms, toilets, nappy changing facilities, and two outdoor play areas. The kindergarten follows a Steiner Waldorf-inspired approach, with play and outdoor exploration central to the day. It uses the Aistear and Síolta frameworks and participates in the European Solidarity Corps volunteer programme.