It is the policy of this service to recruit and select the best candidate for any vacant position within our Service. All our staff are qualified, and their qualifications are on display. Our staff are one of the key resources we have in achieving our aims and objectives of providing good quality care to the children in our Service. All our staff are Garda vetted and reference checked. We are committed to training and development of staff in order to meet and exceed your expectations.

Fiona Gregan

Fiona Gregan

Owner
Qualifications
  • Social Science Honours Degree
  • Level 6 Diploma in Montessori teaching 3-6years, Portebello Institute
  • Level 6 component – Advanced Supervision in Childcare
  • Level 6 component – Special Needs Teaching
  • Level 5 component – Irish for Pre-school service
  • Level 6 component – Child Development
  • Paediatric First aid
  • Manual handling
  • GDPR
  • E-learning child protection
Experience
  • Montessori teacher since 2011
  • Start date at Little Scholars-September 2012

Owner, covers relief only.

Karen Egerton Little Scholars Manager

Karen Egerton

Manager
Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies
  • FAR
  • GDPR
  • Manual Handling
  • E Learning Protection
  • Fire Safety
Experience
  • Montessori Teacher since 2013
  • Start date at Little Scholars – August 2022
Mariea Reid

Mariea Reid

Early Years Lead Educator
Qualifications
  • Level 6 Advanced certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education:
  • Paediatric First aid
  • Fire safety
  • Manual handling
  • GDPR
  • E-learning child protection
Experience
  • Childcare practitioner since 2016
  • Start date at Little Scholars-August 2017
Rachel Grafton

Rachel Grafton

Aim Support Educator
Qualifications
  • Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education.
  • Paediactric First Aid
  • Fire Safety
  • Manual Handling
  • GDPR
  • E Learning Child Protection
Experience
  • Childcare Practitioner since 2016
  • Start date at Little Scholars – November 2022

FREE PRESCHOOL PLACES

The ECCE Scheme allows for two years of FREE pre-school, it was announced by the government in April 2009 and was introduced in January 2010. Parents are able to avail of this ECCE scheme for eligible children on a 38 week per year basis.

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REGISTRATION

If you have received the notification from us that we have a place available for your child and would like to now register please do so here.

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