Early Learning & School Age Care (ELSAC)

Our aim of is always to ensure that every child has the opportunity to experience early education by creating a number of childcare places under the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) that facilitates children with additional needs to access early education in their own community.  

Respond are one of the largest Early Learning and School Age Care providers in the country. We are committed to providing high quality and affordable early education and childcare.

Our settings create safe, nurturing and stimulating environments that reflect the needs of all children while creating co-learning opportunities between the family home and setting.

We provide over 700 childcare and school age places to families in nineteen services nationally.

ELSAC Services Nationally

Service Name Address Contact Person Contact Number Email 
Acorns EYSManor St John, Lisduggan, Waterford  X91AW8PJohanna Watson051 372866  -087 613905acornsearlyeducation@respond.ie 
Ard an Ghleanna EYSCorbally Upper, Tramore, Co Waterford, X91AWDOSandra Morrissey 051-338328 -087 1195300ardanghleannacc@respond.ie 
ArdMor EYS37 Ard Mór Court, Brookview,Rachel Greene 01 4630418  – 087 6568305ardmorcourtcc@respond.ie 
Carraig Liath, Community Building,
Carraig Liath,
Midleton, Co Cork, P25Y447 		Pauline Banks  0877440069carraigliathey@respond.ie 
Chatterbox EYSChatterbox, Slaneyview Drive, Tullow Co. Carlow R93V250Tracey Tierney059-9152171 – 087 9807647slaneyviewdrivecc@respond.ie 
Cuddles EYSStonecourt, Drumbigle, Ennis, Co. Clare V95NYN3Deborah O Callaghan065-6820031 – 087 9183082stonecourtcc@respond.ie 
Distillery View EYSDistillery View, Quarry Road, Thomandgate, Limerick V94HK83 Diane O’Farrell 061-454123 -087 6178580distilleryviewcc@respond.ie 
Hidden Treasure SACCommunity Building Riverwell Close, Toberona, Dundalk Co. Louth A91CH24 Tina Gribben 042-9329450 087 1353253riverwellclosechildcare@respond.ie 
Hilltop EYS Highfield Estate, Killenaule, Cashel Road, Co. Tipperary E41WC84 Emma McGrath052-9156888 -087 6327866hilltopcc@respond.ie 
Killure SACKillure Grove, John’s Park Waterford, X91FK82 Jean Lyons 051-855734 -087 9435421killuregrovecc@respond.ie 
Le Cheile SAC Community centre, Oakland Drive, Clonmel Co. Tipperary E91YX27 Patricia Power 052-6129589 – 087 1954752oaklanddrivecc@respond.ie 
Millennium SACCommunity Building, Millenium Court, Hebron Road, Kilkenny R95RK40 Julie Mullins 056-7760187 – 087 1939776milleniumcourtcc@respond.ie 
Oakfield Close EYS Oakfield Close, Summerhill, Bearforest Lower, Mallow, Co. Cork P51AP63Jacinta O Keefe022-51484  -087 9295869  oakfieldclosecc@respond.ie 
Stepping Stones EYS15 Tredagh Close, Marley’s Lane, Drogheda, Co.Louth A92RW60 Deirdre Reilly 041 9835444 – 087 7415341rowanheightscc@respond.ie 
The Den SACEdmund Rice Senior School Bawnmore Road, Castlemoyle, New Ross, Co. Wexford, Y34XN32 Ciara Horan 051-448879  – 087 2749214theden@respond.ie 
Tir na nOg EYS5 Plas Fionn Barra, Tailte an Chlochair, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. A81NX86Sinead Mohan 042-9673676 – 087 7088179carrickmacrosschildc@respond.ie 
Tir na Siamsa Daphne View, Tomduff, Enniscorthy Co,Wexford, Y34XT89Deborah Dunne 053-9237788 – 087 0623528daphneviewcc@respond.ie