Meet The Team

Grow Each Day in a Fun Filled Way

Sinéad Chapman

Manager, Child Protection Officer, Occupational First Aid Officer

Qualifications

BA HONS Degree in Early Years Care and Education, Higher Certificate in Childcare Supervisory Management, QQI Level 6 in Childcare Supervision, QQI Level 5 in Special Needs Assistance, QQI Level 5 in Social Studies Studies

Training

Child Protection, First Aid, Manual Handling, Aistear and Siolta, EHO Food Safety Training

Experience
15 Years

Isabelle McCauley SALI 1 Preschool Practitioner (Room Leader), Afterschool Team, Deputy Child Protection Officer
Qualifications
BA Early Years Care and Education, Higher Diploma in Early Years Care and Education

Training
Child Protection, Manual Handling, First Aid

Experience
8 Years
Christina Doherty SALI 3 Preschool Practitioner, Afterschool Team, Health and Safety Officer
Qualifications
BA Early Years Care and Education

Training
Child Protection, First Aid, Manual Handling, Aistear and Siolta

Experience
3 Years
Amparo Lopez Moncalvillo SALI 1 Preschool Practitioner, Afterschool Team
Qualifications
QQI Level 8 in Primary School Teaching

Experience
8 Years

Joanne Hotchkiss SALI 1 Preschool Practitioner, Afterschool Team, Fire Safety Officer
Qualifications
QQI Level 5 in Early Years Care and Education.

Training
Child Protection, Manual Handling, First Aid, Aistear and Siolta

Experience
11 years
Megan Lynch SALI 2 Preschool Practitioner Health and Safety Officer
Qualifications
QQI Level 5 in Early Years Care and Education.

Training
Child Protection, First Aid, Manual Handling, Aistear and Siolta,

Experience
3 Years
Laura McLaughlin SALI 2 Preschool Practitioner (Room Leader), Afterschool Team, Inclusion Coordinator
Qualifications
QQI Level 5 in Early Years Care and Education, QQI Level 5 Special Needs Assistance, QQI Level 6 in Childcare Supervision, QQI level 6 Leadership for Inclusion

Training
PECS, Lamh, Child Protection, First Aid, Manual Handling, Aistear and Siolta,

Experience
8 Years

Inventors

The Inventors is our older aged group catering for children aged three and a half up to five and a half. In this room learning opportunities are planned from children’s needs and interests and include ways to encourage early literacy and numeracy, communication skills and the ability to understand the world around them. Practitioners support the group to reach their goals. Children in this room build on the skills and dispositions they already have. They begin to exhibit positive attitudes towards investigation and learning. The Inventors are encouraged to express themselves creatively and imaginatively. We support them to voice their feelings in a way they are comfortable with. Over the year, children develop the necessary skills to become “school” ready. To help the smooth transition into The Mercy Primary school, Practitioners link in with the school teachers to ensure continuity of top quality care and education.