• Welcome to Footprints Montessori

    Footprints Montessori

    “Children are one third of our population and all of our future”

  • 10 successful years

    OVER 15 successful years

    Footprints celebrates OVER 15 successful years in operation providing high quality childcare in a home from home environment.

  • Play and Learn

    If there is one thing a child likes to do the most, it is of course to play.

    We have found toys for your child that are not only fun, interesting and age appropriate, but also help guide children to learn as they grow. Have a closer look at our classroom.

  • Building Blocks

    We do not evaluate your child

    Instead, we allow them to talk, explore, experiment and wonder; through a wide range of fun activities, constructive play and educational toys. These after all, are the essential building blocks of learning, growth and success.

  • Visit us

    Come over to our premises

    Visit us to make sure this is the best place for your child ...more.

  • Pajama Day

    National Pyjama Day

    Each year we take part in the National Pyjama Day to collect money to support children in hospital. ..find out more

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Welcome to Footprints Montessori's Website

At Footprints our aim is to provide a learning environment, which is happy, safe, fun and meets each child’s needs. Your child will be learning in a natural and fun environment combined with a friendly and personal approach.

Footprints celebrates OVER 15 successful years in operation providing high quality childcare in a home from home environment.

ENROL NOW!

We are now taking enrolments for our afternoon Montessori session from 2pm to 5pm daily, providing small classes with excellent teacher to child ratio.

Our Sessions – View All »

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  • Footprints Team

    Find out more about each of our team and our qualifications.

  • Safety and Security

    Our priority is to take good care of your child in a safe environment.

  • Special Needs

    Footprints is inclusive to all children.

  • Nutrition

    Healthy bodies and minds need healthy food. Our goal is to provide well balanced, healthy snacks, daily.

  • Montessori Method

    Montessori Education is an activity-based method of education where the child is the centre of the learning experience.

  • Downloads

    Download documents and forms that you might find useful.

  • Playground

    Your child might be interested in some colouring while you browse our site.

  • Children Gallery

    Have a look at examples of the arts and crafts done by Footprints students.

  • Gallery

    Have a look at our photos before you come to visit our preschool.

  • Events

    Find out more about the example of events that we organise through the year.

  • Testimonials

    Here is a sample of what parents of our students say.

Your child might be interested in– View All Writing Practice Downloads»

Colouring Pages – View All Children's Downloads»

More about us– View All Images »– View All Events»

  • We are proud of our facilities

    Have a look at the gallery, it will make you want to visit us even more!

  • Recognising healthy food

    We are huge supporters of eating healthy, unprocessed, sustainable, and nutritious foods. Putting in the effort to break the cycle of processed food, encouraging children to learn about fresh, healthy food.

    • equipment

    Toys and equipment

    All our toys and equipment are carefully selected with special consideration to promoting the child’s physical, intellectual, language, emotional and social development.

    • Kids Work Gallery
    • Kids Work Gallery
    • Kids Work Gallery

    Children's Work Gallery

    Have a look at examples of some of the arts and crafts pupils of Footprints have done.

  • Get to know more about us

    Short introduction to Footprints Montessori.

  • Graduation

    We celebrate each year together with families, it's an emotional event at which children can show off the skills acquired at Footprints.

    • Holiday and Fees Calendar

    Holiday and Fees Schedule 2013/2014

    Download a handy calendar reminder.

  • Pyjama Day
    Link March

    Pyjama Day

    The event helps raise much needed funds for a chosen charity.

  • Link December

    Santa at Footprints

    Our Christmas celebration starts in the begining of December.  …

    • Trip to Glenroe Farm
    Link Summer

    Trip to Glenroe Farm

    Glenroe Farm is one of Wicklow’s top tourist attractions. The farm is both educational and fun …

Have a look inside

Before you come to visit us and meet us in person, you can have a sneak peek at our facilities.

ECCE

The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is designed to give all children access to Preschool, it provides free preschool year (...)

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Testimonials – View All Testimonials »

  • As soon as I walked into Footprints I knew it was for my three children.  Helen, Linda and Suzanna are all true professionals who have a special affinity to every child they supervise.  They have a very personal approach to each child, promoting their individual talents and encouraging everyone to take part and be friends (...)

    Elaine Murphy
    Delgany

  • Footprints for us represented everything you could ask for in a Montessori. The environment my daughter experienced daily was warm, caring & kind with a strong emphasis on social interaction and educational needs. (...)

    Amanda & Laura
    September 2011 - June 2013

  • Both my daughters have had a really positive experience at Footprints Montessori where they were shown exceptional care and attention. The family team who run Footprints always go above and beyond the call of duty and there is a genuine interest in each child. (...)

    Anna Murphy

  • We found Footprints Montessori for our twins James and Scarlett after looking at a number of other options in the area, we were won over by the warm, welcoming and caring environment provided by Linda, Suzanna and Helen and how happy the children in their care were (...)

    Sheila and Jim Murphy

  • There are many reasons why we have chosen Footprints Montessori for our son. First, because it came highly recommended, second, it has an excellent reputation. Linda, Suzanna and Helen have a wonderful manner with the children and we felt confident that our son is in a safe place. Home-from-home environment that they offer is not describing enough the exceptional ‘Family-to-Family’ feeling they provide with very personal and caring approach to every child. (...)

    Izabela and Bartek Przybylscy