| Name | Number |
|---|---|
| Bernie O'Keeffe (Manager) | 087 1649755 |
| Mai McKiernan | 086 3083252 |
We are open during the School Year
Breakfast Club: 7.45am - 9am
PreSchool: 9.15am - 12.15pm
AfterSchool: 2pm - 6pm
Stepping Stones is a community based childcare centre with Breakfast Club, Playschool and Afterschool Service in an idyllic rural setting. We aim to provide safe, affordable, high quality childcare for all our pupils aged between 2 and a half to 12 years in a friendly atmosphere where children are encouraged to develop at their own pace.
Stepping Stones Staff are committed to the families we serve providing support and encouragement. We welcome children for all backgrounds and strengths.
Stepping Stones Playschool opened on September 6th 2010 in a house in the centre of Bruree Village.
In 2012 we got a grant form Pobal for €27,800 to purchase a portacabin. The Sportsfield Committee gave us a site for the portacabin in the sportsfield adjacent to St. Patricks National School. Stepping Stones relocated to this portacabin in October 2012.
We expanded to include an Afterschool service in September 2013 and in September 2015 we started a Breakfast Club.
From small beginnings with 4 preschool children we now provide service for 20 preschoolers. 15 children use our Breakfast Club and over 40 children avail of the Afterschool service.
| Mai McKiernan | Chairperson |
| Judy Tobin | Secretary |
| Elaine O'Dwyer | Tresurer |
| Rebecca Murphy | Staff Liason Officer |
| Mary Daly |
On November 28th 2016, work began to build a purpose built preschool and sports dressing rooms in conjunction with the Sportsfield Committee, GAA and Soccer Club. We look forward to moving into out new preschool in September 2017.
