Yellow Brick Road Childcare Centre
About us

In 2022 St Joseph’s Childcare Centre, re-named Yellow Brick Road Childcare Centre celebrated 25 years of service.

In the past the centre was run as St Joseph’s Boys Club. People of a certain age will remember youth discos that took place in the 1970s. In 1997 the centre operated as a home work club. It was then handed over to the current Board by St Joseph’s Boys Club in 2003.

The Centre operates under the guidance of a voluntary Board of Management. The Board secured funding to convert it to a full-day childcare facility.

In 2020 the centre was renamed The Yellow Brick Road as it straddles the areas of Lower Yellow Road and Ballybricken.

 

Our Services

At St Joseph’s Childcare Centre/Yellow Brick Road we provide high quality service that promotes individual growth and holistic development for children aged between 5 months-12 years. Children are seen as individuals and are presented with opportunities through play to reach their full potential. Children are active learners in an environment that is nurturing and inclusive through choice, positive self-esteem and confidence.

 

AIM SUPPORT and BETTERSTART

The centre participates with AIM SUPPORT and BETTERSTART services.

Aim Support meet the needs of each individual child through personalised and practical supports within a ECCE setting that does not require a formal diagnosis of disability.

Set up by the DCYA (Department of Children and Youth affairs) the Better Start approach supports quality across all childcare services in Ireland. They provide onsite mentoring to offer services on how to implement Siolta (quality) and Aistear (the early Childhood Curriculum Framework) into our every day practice.

Yellow Brick Road Childcare

Baby room

  • Ages: 5 months to 1 year
  • Monday - Friday from 8:45am - 5:15pm 


Toddler Room

  • Ages: 1 year to 2 years
  • Monday - Friday from 8:45am - 5:15pm

 

Senior Toddler room

  • Ages: 2 years to 3 years
  • Monday - Friday from 8:45am - 5:15pm

 

Junior ECCE 2 years

  • Ages: 8 months to 4 years
  • Monday - Friday: 9:00am -12:00pm

 

Senior ECCE

  • Ages: 4 Years to 5 years
  • Monday - Friday from 9:00am - 12:00pm

 

Junior Afterschool

  • Ages: 5 to 7 years
  • Monday - Friday from 1:30pm - 5:30pm (School Term)

 

Senior Afterschool

  • Ages: 7 to 12 years
  • Monday - Friday from 2:30pm - 5:30pm (School Term)

 

Designated Liaison Person and Child Safeguarding Statement

The Designated Liaison Person (DLP) is specially trained to respond to any queries in relation to child and vulnerable adult safeguarding. If you have any concerns you wish to discuss, please get in touch with the local DLP.

Centre Manager - Rachel English - Tel: 051 - 843 512 Mob: 089 - 6127503
Email: Rachel.english@svp.ie

Deputy Manager, Deputy DLP - Geraldine Croke -Tel: 051 - 843 512
Email: Geraldine.croke@svp.ie

To read our Child Safeguarding Statement please click here

You can read more about Safeguarding at SVP here

 

SVP Bulletins

You can read more about the Yellow Brick Road Childcare in the SVP bulletins that are available online.

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