Renmore nurseries and Montessori

Borboleta81

Hi All!

Well, countdown to our move to Ireland is way on its way! We will be moving to Galway in less than 3 weeks. Now that we are all but confirmed to be living in Renmore, I'd really appreciate it if anyone has any feedback or experience sending their 3 year olds to a crèche, whether it be of an alternative pedagogy like Montessori or more traditional play school setting.
My daughter just turned 3, so she misses out on the free nursery hours (btw, will she be entitled to this next year?). She was used to spending all day at nursery here in Spain, since she was 2, so I definitely want her to have some daily socialisation time once we've moved but will probably just opt for daily morning sessions.

Thanks in advance for any info.

GalwayGrrrrrl

I can't do links but if you google ecce preschool year you will get eligible dates for entry at age 3 and 4.
Most galway playschools call themselves Montessori but not many (if any) are full blown Montessori schools. I don't have info on Renmore area specifically.

Borboleta81

xfactorfan23 wrote: »

I can't do links but if you google ecce preschool year you will get eligible dates for entry at age 3 and 4.
Most galway playschools call themselves Montessori but not many (if any) are full blown Montessori schools. I don't have info on Renmore area specifically.

Thanks Xfactorfan23. How do these businesses get away with calling themselves Montessori if they're not? Cheeky of them! I'll check out ecce.

GalwayGrrrrrl

I think they use a few Montessori materials and some of the staff have some Montessori training.

WesternNight

There's information on childcare options on http://galwaychildcare.com/. They've a list of ECCE creches too.

Mrs OBumble

You'll find that in Ireland, most early childhood education for kids older than babies is described as "Montessori". In fact, many people don't even know that Montessori is a distinct and highly-directed method, they just think that the word is synonymous with "pre-school".