Extended Service

The Extended Service has been designed to provide parents/carers with additional childcare/afterschool care beyond the usual Pre School daily sessions. 

The Extended Service will be implemented as flexible ‘clubs’ each day, such as an ‘Art Club’, ‘Caboodle Club’, ‘Movement & Music Club’ and ‘Rhyme/singing Club’. Clubs may be changed or amended reflective of the children’s interests and engagement. 

The Extended Service is available Monday – Thursday.

The children will be able to avail of the activity planned each day as well as have their lunch and have some free-play/down time within a smaller group of children. 

The benefits of the Extended Service include providing parents/main carers with additional childcare (children are in for an extended period), the children form special friendships within their Pre School and children also get to benefit from extra-curricular activities. 

The Extended Service operates at a fee (please refer to our Extended Service Policy on our Policies & Procedures tab – the fee may be subject to change each year). 

Please read below some feedback from our current Extended Service users!

“My son attends extended service on a Wednesday. It is my only day off work but allows me to do shopping and household chores. My son loves baking and spending time with his friends at extended service on a Wednesday he says it’s really fun.”

“St. Bernard’s Pre School extended service has been a huge help to my child, allowing her to continue to cement friendships made in regular hours and allowing her to get used to more of a primary school structure, finishing later in the day.

She has also really enjoyed the extra activities that the extended service provides such as baking and more games. I would highly recommend the extended service at St Bernard’s Pre School.”

“St. Bernard’s Pre School extended service has been a huge help to my child, allowing her to continue to cement friendships made in regular hours and allowing her to get used to more of a primary school structure, finishing later in the day.

She has also really enjoyed the extra activities that the extended service provides such as baking and more games. I would highly recommend the extended service at St Bernard’s Pre School.”

“Extended service has been so beneficial for our son who has very much enjoyed it. We feel that he has learned new skills during the extra time and it has also been so helpful for us both working having the opportunity to let him stay for longer. A credit to the pre-school that we are very grateful for.”

“We avail of this service to give our daughter the opportunity to learn and practise further skills, such as baking, with her peers in an environment where she feels comfortable, and where we know she is happy and safe.

My Daughter really enjoys these sessions, spending more time with friends and the extra learning and physical activities which she proudly tells us about. She always asks excitedly if she’s bringing lunch to school as that means she is staying for Extended Service!”