Meet our team

Catriona Belton

Proprietor / Manager

Nurse – S.R.N.
F.A.R. (First Aid Response)
Reflexiologist.
HACCP.
Siolta Standard: Right of the Child
Environments
Curriculum
Transitions
Child Protection.
Respecting Difference
Manual Handling
Epilepsy Training
Other Childcare Courses Ongoing

Thirza Herron

Manager

Q.Q.I. Levels 5 & 6
L.I.N.C..
F.A.R. Training
Child protection
Manual Handling
Epilepsy Training

Edel Hardiman

Deputy Manager

Early Years Educator

B.A . (Hons.) Early Childhood Care & Education Level 8
Manual Handling
Certified Child protection & Welfare
F.A.R.
Other Childcare Courses ongoing
Infection Control – Safe Work Practices in EYS
Fire Safety Training
Food Safety Training
Aistear Principles & Themes
Introduction to Inclusion for Children with Additional Needs
Certified DES inspections

Jenny Dineen

Deputy Manager

Q.Q.I. Levels 5 & 6
Child Protection
Manual Handling
Aistear
Siolta

Magda Adamus

Early Childcare Educator

Montessori Fetac Level 6
Childcare Fetac Level 6
F.A.R. (First Aid Response)
Child Protection
Equality & Diversity Fetac Level 6
Siolta – Parents & Families
Siolta Standards
Siolta- Parents & Families
Child Protection
Other Childcare Courses Ongoing

Laura Janowska

Childcare QQI Level 5 & 6

Speech & Language Training
Child Protection
First Aid Response
Manual Handling
Speech & Language Training
Child Protection
F.A.R. (First Aid Response)
Manual Handling
Other Childcare Courses (ongoing)

Margret Monaghan

Catering

National Vocational Qualification (NVQ)
Levels 1,2,3 Hospitality & Catering
HACCP
Child Protection Basic Awareness Training

Thomas Downey

Early Years Educator

Childcare QQI Level 5
Child Protection
F.A.R
First Aid Training
Manual Handling
ChildrenFirst training
Atlantic Fire Training
Other Childcare courses ongoing

Klaudia Klodnicka

Early Years Educator

B.A. (Honours) Early Childhood Care & Education
Introuction To Children First
Basic Food Safety & Hygiene Training
F.A.R.
Other Childcare Courses – OngoingChildrenFirst training
Atlantic Fire Training
Other Childcare courses ongoing

Savannah Gorman

Early Years Educator

B.A. (Hons.) Early Childhood Care & Education Level 8
QQI Early Childhood Level 5
Introduction to Children First
F.A.R.
Manual Handling
Other Childcare courses ongoing

Martyna Kucharz

Early Years Educator

Q.Q.I. Levels 5 & 6 Early Childhood Care and Education
F.A.R.
Aistear Principles and Themes
Fire Safety Awareness
Certified Food Allergen Awareness (Customer Information)
Manual Handling
Child Protection
Ongoing other Childcare courses

Kasia Karpinska

Early Years Educator

QQI Level 6 – Childcare
QQI Level 8 – English & Psychology
Tusla’a Children’s First Training
Fire Safety
Sioltar & Aistear Training
Montessori Training
Manual Handling
Ongoing Courses

Emma Duggan

Early Years Educator

QQI Level 5
Other Courses Ongoing

Aoife Kelly

Early Years Educator

B.A, (Hons.) Early Childhood & Education Level 8
Introduction to Children’s First
Other Childcare courses on-going

Yaroslava Menchykova

Early Years Educator

B.D. In Primary School Teaching
Specialist (Master’s D.) in English Language and World Literature
Introduction to Children’s First
TKT Course (Teaching Knowledge Test, Lesson Planning)
Other Childcare courses on-going