o'moore place childcare

Quality care and a play-based Aistear

O’ Moore Place Childcare, based at Aras Eoghain, O’ Moore Place, Portlaoise, is a community-based childcare service that offers an open-door policy to all parents and children in the community. We deliver quality care and a play-based, curriculum-based Aistear, which has four themes: wellbeing, identity and belonging, communication, and exploring and thinking.  

We also include elements of the Montessori Method of Teaching and implement Siolta, The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education. 

As the curriculum is based on children’s lives and interests, we feel that this approach permits them to have a sense of pride and identity in themselves, their families and community.  

We wish to make this service a home from home environment where the children become confident, capable and independent learners, as their voices are heard, always encouraged and respected. 

For more information on how to access the services, contact Thérése Ryan, Childcare Manager, by emailing [email protected]. 

O’ Moore Place Childcare offers the following facilities:

  • Sessional/ part-time morning preschool places.
  • Sessional/ part-time afternoon afterschool places.
  • Qualified AIM support workers.
  • A purposefully built and secure outdoor playground.
  • A sensory outdoor garden.
  • Garden allotments and greenhouse for children to grow their own produce and use in their daily meals.
  • Nutritious breakfasts and hot lunches, all tailored to suit each child’s cultural and dietary requirements.
  • Easter and Summer Camp for both preschool and afterschool programmes.

Benefits of working with Laois Partnership

Dedicated Specialist

A specialist will work with you to identify a programme, course & resource to benefit you and guide you through it.

Innovative Approaches

Through initiatives like SICAP & LEADER, LPC employ locally-led strategies to address persistent levels of deprivation.

Comprehensive Services

From childcare and youth programs to mental health and addiction support, we  have services tailored to your needs.