Parent Information

National Childcare Scheme (NCS):

All parents are entitled to a universal subsidy for children up to the age of 15 years and based on income may receive a larger grant. Parents need to apply on www.ncs.gov.ie and revert to Wee Care with approved subsidy by the form of a CHICK number for fee reduction per month. Full fees will apply until the official subsidy is notified to Wee Care. Once confirmed it is then added to the child’s monthly fee. While the NCS can be up to 45 hours, the subsidy is paid on the child’s hourly weekly attendance in Wee Care (outside of school and ECCE class time).  

Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE):

WeeCare day Nursery participates in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. This programme provides free early childhood care and education for children of pre-school age.

ECCE is available to children who have turned 2 years and 8 months of age before 1 September until they transfer to primary school if they are not older than 5 years and 6 months at the end of the pre-school year on 30 June.

WeeCare will provide ECCE for 3 hours a day, 5 days a week for 38 weeks a year. The 15 hours provided each week under ECCE are free. If your child attends for longer than the 3 hours covered by ECCE each day, you will be charged for the extra time. Further information can be obtained from the following website www.ecce.gov.ie

Current fees since 2019

Under 2 years full time - €1170 per month

Over 2 years Full time - €1140 per month

Afterschool 5 days Sept to June - €765 per month

We are open between 7.30am and 6:00pm.

As soon as possible as spaces are limited.

All children have a minimum of one week to settle in. We gradually lengthen the duration of the visits as the week progresses. We do this the week preceding your official start date and there is no charge for settling in visits.

Monkstown- Contact Wee Care Monkstown on 01-2808144 or monkstown@weecare.ie and we will arrange a viewing of the nursery. We will then require a non-refundable enrolment fee of €500 which will be deducted from your first month’s fees to secure a place.

RTE Childcare- Application forms can be found on the HUB alternatively you can contact the office on 012082383 or creche@rte.ie. A deposit of € 418 will be required to hold your place. This will be deducted from your first two weeks fee’s. RTE Childcare caters for RTE employees only.

The routine varies according to age, you can speak to the relevant staff in each room for more advice. There are scheduled appropriate rest and mealtimes, as well as planned activities to support the Aistear curriculum, which is the early childhood curriculum framework for all children from birth to six years in Ireland. Also, very importantly, there are outdoor play and free play times to allow your child to explore, be active and make decisions for themselves. Carers in each room will be happy to discuss this with you.

On your baby’s first day you should bring in nappies and wipes, pre-prepared bottles, (formula/breast milk) and anything else you feel your child may need for comfort i.e. teddy bear/blanket/ soother etc. We also recommend you either send a change of clothes daily or leave a spare set in nursery.

We are happy to keep children in the nursery who have minor coughs and colds, however more serious illnesses e.g. high temperature that cannot be controlled with fever reducing medications, vomiting, diarrhoea and chicken pox, and the first 48 hours following the prescription of oral antibiotics will necessitate an exclusion period.

We have large outdoor areas and all groups from fledgling’s upwards aim to get out both in the morning and afternoon, weather permitting. The younger children who are not yet walking go out to the garden in appropriate weather.

Yes, our afterschool children are given the opportunity to do their written homework when they get in from school, a member off staff will sit with them and supervise/ help when needed or appropriate. Reading homework and spellings should be done at home.

Yes, we take the afterschool children out in the community during our Easter and Summer camps when we get the opportunity to go to local parks, libraries. Our Montessori children are creating wonderful intergenerational connections by visiting a nursing home in the area throughout the year.

Monkstown- The first contact for you are the early years educators in your child’s room, then if you need more assistance you can contact 01-2808144 or email monkstown@weecare.ie

RTE Childcare - The first contact for you is the early years educators in your child’s room, then if you need more assistance you can contact 01-2082383 or email creche@rte.ie

The ratios are as follows:

• 0-1 year is 1 adult:3 children
• 1-2-year-old is 1:5
• 2-3-year-old is 1:6
• 3:5-year-old is 1:8
• ECCE – 1:11
• Afterschool children is 1:12

Annually by the Early Years team. All our branches consistently receive excellent reports from our inspections.

All our staff are Garda vetted and subject to two reference checks before commencing employment with us.

We pride ourselves on the continual professional development of our staff. All our staff hold the relevant qualifications required. We also train our staff in First Aid, Child Protection, Fire Safety, Manual Handling and Food Safety.

Our main meals are cooked off site in a professional kitchen with a five-star rating from the Environmental Health Agency. It is brought in hot and all the staff need to do is serve up. Snacks are prepared in house by staff who hold the relevant food safety qualification.

We provide morning snack, a two-course healthy lunch and an afternoon snack. Please see our section on nutrition. Until your child has moved onto milk or a substitute such as Soya milk you need to provide bottles and formula. Water is available throughout the day.

Individual meals are prepared and sealed individually by our caterers. The children with allergies are identified in the food preparation and serving areas so all staff have a visual alert of any requirements. All our staff are trained in First Aid which includes the use of Epi-Pens.

Wee Care is an inclusive nursery and afterschool. We endeavour to provide appropriate care for every child. If your child has complex needs, please telephone and speak to the manager for more advice; we do not offer a 1:1 service therefore it may not be appropriate for your child to attend our facility.

Our weekly activity plans are designed to help your child meet all their goals and milestones. The staff complete observations to track this and to use in designing challenging play opportunities. These are available for you to see on our reporting app Famly. It also will show you how these developmental milestones link to the Aistear Curriculum.

All your child’s food, bottles, changes/toileting and activities are logged as they happen. You can sign in at any stage to see what they have been doing. We try to get plenty of photos too, especially in the early weeks, as we understand how reassuring it is to see your child engaged in play. You can also chat to the staff at the end of the day for more information.