About Us
Small Talk Preschool & Creche was started by Glynnis Casey in June 2009 with just 2 staff in total. We expanded in 2016 to include Big Talk, which caters for our Senior Preschool and our School Age Childcare facility and we now, in 2023, have 17 staff employed. Following Glynnis's retirement in July 2023, three of her employees, Lorna, Majella & Natalie took over as the new owners of the business and hope to continue and build on the foundations she laid.
Small Talk & Big Talk Preschool & Creche is a facility which provides quality care for children aged 1-5 years. Big Talk Preschool & School Age Childcare caters for children aged between 4-12 years. We pride ourselves on achieving a positive, warm and inclusive culture that supports all children and their families in our setting.
Our aim is to maintain a safe and appropriate environment in which our staff support the learning and growth of each individual child.
We are open from 8.00am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday for 50 weeks of the year (we are closed for 2 weeks over Christmas).
We provide the following services:
We participate in the following Government Schemes:
We are a play-based setting guided by the frameworks of Aistear and Síolta. Aistear helps Early Childhood Educators provide appropriately challenging, positive and enjoyable learning experiences for children from birth to 6 years, whilst Síolta focuses on all facets of quality within ECCE settings, including learning and development.
Aistear and Síolta together can guide Early Childhood Educators in developing an emergent and inquiry-based curriculum that motivates, engages and appropriately challenges all children as learners and enables them to progress in their individual learning journey.
As Early Childhood Educators it is our responsibility to provide each child with positive experiences and holistic growth in all areas of their development.
Small Talk & Big Talk Preschool & Creche is a facility which provides quality care for children aged 1-5 years. Big Talk Preschool & School Age Childcare caters for children aged between 4-12 years. We pride ourselves on achieving a positive, warm and inclusive culture that supports all children and their families in our setting.
Our aim is to maintain a safe and appropriate environment in which our staff support the learning and growth of each individual child.
We are open from 8.00am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday for 50 weeks of the year (we are closed for 2 weeks over Christmas).
We provide the following services:
- Morning ECCE Preschool sessions (9.00am - 12.00pm)
- Part time childcare
- Full time childcare
- School Age childcare
We participate in the following Government Schemes:
- NCS - National Childcare Scheme
- ECCE- Early Childhood Care and Education
- AIM - Access and Inclusion Model
We are a play-based setting guided by the frameworks of Aistear and Síolta. Aistear helps Early Childhood Educators provide appropriately challenging, positive and enjoyable learning experiences for children from birth to 6 years, whilst Síolta focuses on all facets of quality within ECCE settings, including learning and development.
Aistear and Síolta together can guide Early Childhood Educators in developing an emergent and inquiry-based curriculum that motivates, engages and appropriately challenges all children as learners and enables them to progress in their individual learning journey.
As Early Childhood Educators it is our responsibility to provide each child with positive experiences and holistic growth in all areas of their development.