Children’s Services
Saint John of God Dublin South East provides services to children with an intellectual disability in a variety of different ways. We offer support to families of children from birth to 18 years attending the service, through an Early Years Programme, a Family Focused Outreach Programme and Childrens Respite.
Children’s services have gone through significant changes in the recent months with the roll-out of the HSE National project ‘Progressing Disability Services’. Children’s clinical services are now offered from local Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT) which are geographcially based. For more information, see Tell Me About the PDS Programme
Early Services – Kildarton Specialised Preschool
We are a community based specialised preschool for children with an intellectual disability.
Here in Kildarton, we support families of children (aged 3-5) within their communities by providing play based, holistic supports to approach early education. Located in Glenageary, Co. Dublin, we offer a specially devised curriculum that covers all areas of child development.
Our vision is to encourage each child to realize their potential at their own pace. Our highly qualified staff include Montessori teachers, Early Years Practitioners and Nursing staff.
- We are registered with Tusla
- HSE Funded
- Healthy Ireland Certified
- Follow Aistear and Siolta national framework
Also available are;
- Early Years Support Programme
- ParentsPlus – evidence based Parenting and Mental Health Programmes
- Sibshops – Sibling Support Project
- Sibteen – Sibling Support Project
Brochures
Family Focus
We have designed and developed specialised versions of the Parents Plus programme for families of children with intellectual disabilities. The Parents Plus programme is a parenting programme which concentrates on supporting parents to manage children’s behaviour and to enjoy the fun and rewards of parenting. We have adapted the programme for parents of children with special needs, and we have been invited to present at national conferences to showcase this customisation.
We provide limited support to children in mainstream pre-schools and mainstream primary and secondary schools. Most support in mainstream schools is provided by Department of Education teachers and special needs assistants.
Children’s Respite
Sometimes families need a break and sometimes children need a chance to play with their friends and have sleepover or a holiday. We have purpose built children’s respite, clubs and other options for children after school.
Applying for Services
Please contact
The Secretary
Children’s Support Agreement, Application, Transfer & Cessation Committee (Children’s SAATC) on
Schools
In order to access either school in the Region, please follow the enrolment procedures on the websites:
Carmona Special National School