About Us and our Staff

Under the guiding hand of childcare manager / owner Rosaleen Fairbrother and her team, we promise you the best quality childcare available. We as a team provide a caring, supporting atmosphere where each child is given the attention, love and education that they deserve. Our team of highly trained childcare professionals take great steps to ensure your children enjoy their time here in our service. We at the orchard adherer to child: staff ratios recommended by TUSLA and all our staff are Garda vetted.

Special Needs
As a service we offer equal opportunities and inclusion for every child. We work closely with AIM (Access and Inclusion Model). This is support designed to help children with disabilities access the ECCE programme. This is done by additional staff providing 1 to 1 support.

Staff

Rosaleen Fairbrother – Owner / Manager / Bus Driver

Qualifications: 
Level 5 Childcare and Education
Level 6 Childcare and Education
Degree Early Childhood Care and Education
High Scope Teaching
Currently Completing Level 6 Aims link inclusive coordinator
Paediatric First Aid
Manual Handling
HACCP Food Hygiene and Safety
Driver CPC Course
Licence to drive car, lorry, bus, coach and tractor
Currently completing Transport Managers Licence

Emma-Jane O’Sullivan – Room Leader Baby / Wobbler / Toddler Room

Qualifications:
Level 5 Childcare and Education
Level 6 Childcare and Education
Occupational First Aid
Manual Handling
HACCP Food Hygiene and Safety

Michelle Longhurst – Childcare Assistant Baby / Wobbler / Toddler Room

Qualification:
Level 5 Childcare and Education
CACHE Cert in Teaching Assistant
Currently Completing Level 6 in Childcare and Education
Paediatric and Occupational First Aid
Manual Handling
HACCP Food Hygiene and safety
Fire Safety

Margaret Kennedy – Childcare Assistant High Scope / Junior Pre School

Qualifications:
Level 5 Childcare and Education
Currently Completing Level 6 in Childcare and Education
Occupational First Aid
Manual Handling
HACCP Food Hygiene and Safety

Laura Hogan – Childcare Assistant Baby / Wobbler / Toddler Room
Qualifications:
Level 5 Childcare and Education
Manual Handling
Paediatric First Aid

Jessica Johnson – AIM Worker/ Childcare Assistant

Qualifications:
Level 5 Childcare and Education
Level 5 Children with Special Need
Occupational First Aid
LAMH
HACCP

Theresa Ryan – AIM Worker/ Childcare Assistant

Qualifications:
Level 5 Childcare and Education
Level 6 Childcare and Education
Occupational First Aid
Manual Handling

HSE inspections
Download our HSE report from 11-09-2014 (in Adobe Reader pdf format)

Download our HSE report from 10-01-2013 (in Microsoft Word format)

Download our HSE report from 19-01-2012 (in Microsoft Word format