Cocoon Childcare

Cocoon - “A warm safe place that nurtures, and encourages growth and development to the next stage of life”

Our aim is to provide the highest quality of childcare available in Ireland and we apply this ethos to everything we do. From our buildings to our people - our early learning programmes to our nutritional menus - everything we do is designed to provide the best possible care, in a safe and loving environment.

Our Service

• Our centres are modern, purpose-built facilities, designed specifically for children and built to the highest standards of safety and security.

• We cater for children aged 3 months to 5 years, in age-specific rooms for babies, wobblers, toddlers, and pre-school (Montessori) children. We provide after-school care in some of our centres, with full supervision of homework and play activities.

• We have an extensive Early Learning programme which includes The Montessori Method, as well as extracurricular and sporting activites for all ages. We have outdoor AstrTurf play areas at all our centres.

• In general our opening hours are from 7:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday.

• We offer full and part-time hours for the children in our care, including part-time morning and afternoon options.

• We operate a policy of open communication with parents, and provide them with a highly detailed Daily Report Sheet for each child they have in our care.

• We have webcams in our centres as part of our ‘WatchMe™ LIVE! 'online viewing' service, so that parents can see what their child is up to all day long.

• We freshly prepare all children’s meals on-site in our purpose-built kitchens run by our qualified chefs. We provide all meals and formula. Our consultant nutritionist, Emma Brown, has approved a healthy and delicious menu which is reviewed monthly.

• We seek to employ carers who are qualified, experienced and who share our ethos. We look for individuals who have excellent communication skills so that they can build trusting and open relationship with children and parents. We offer a very competitive package of benefits and promotional prospects and have excellent working conditions. Our staff culture is one of fun, teamwork and dedication to high standards.

Our Locations

We have numerous centres throughout Dublin (Balbriggan, Artane, Clonsilla, Kimmage, Newcastle, Rathfarnham, Tallaght & Lucan), Kildare (Naas and Sallins) and Wicklow (Blessington). Our new branches opening late 2008/early 2009 include Santry, Longmile, Ashbourne, Citywest, Carrickmines, Celbridge, Swords and Wicklow Town and we have further plans for expansion over the coming years. For more details on our locations visits the ‘locations’ section of our website www.cocoonchildcare.ie

Thanks to our staff, we are a professional childcare provider leading the way in our field. Our unique blend of talent, purpose-built facilities, culture and values are the building blocks to our success.