Missus Tattys is committed to offering the children in its care a comprehensive curriculum. We offer a range of learning opportunities to children, which are appropriate to the child’s stage of development. The service is fully committed to being guided by the principles of Siolta and the curriculum framework Aistear.
“Encouraging each child’s holistic development and learning requires the implantation of a verifiable, broad based, documented and flexible curriculum or programme”. Siolta – the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education
“Active learning, relationships, play, language, and meaningful experiences are priorities for supporting children’s early learning and development”. Aistear – The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework
Children learn best when they:
- Participate in making decisions as much as possible
- Make choices and contribute to learning experiences
- Share their opinions and diverse experiences and discuss their learning
- Have positive role models within the staff team
- Learn in a responsive and supportive social environment
- Learn through multi-storey experiences
- Participate actively in experiences that engage them emotionally, physically, cognitively and socially
We encourage learning through free play with a range of activities including:
- Imaginative Play
- Books
- Music Activities
- Creative Play
- Sand and Water Play
- Arts and Crafts
- Play Dough
- Jig Saw Construction and Manipulative Toys
- Energetic Play
- Drama
- Cooking
