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County Limerick

Live online workshops for Limerick

Limerick is served by live online workshops only; an on-site setting package day is possible where travel from Wexford and any overnight are covered.

Limerick teams talk about staffing more than almost anything else. Recruiting is hard, holding on to good people is harder, and the practitioners who stay are often carrying the emotional weight of the room on top of ratios, paperwork and parents. Sessions for Limerick city and county services lean into that rather than around it.

The starting point is a straightforward observation: a dysregulated adult cannot regulate a child, and no strategy survives a team running on empty. So the work covers what actually reduces load — redesigning the two or three moments in the day that reliably fall apart, agreeing what good enough looks like so nobody is chasing perfection, and giving room leaders in Newcastle West, Adare or Kilmallock a way to support their staff without absorbing everything themselves.

Delivery here is online, and that is a deliberate, honest limit rather than a preference. Amy is a one-person business in Gorey, Co. Wexford; travelling to Limerick for an hour is not something she can do well or price fairly. The live sessions run the full hour with the same booklet and certificate, and an on-site package day can be discussed where travel and an overnight are covered. Limerick Childcare Committee is the right contact for funding, registration and county-level supports.

For settings

Staff development for crèches, preschools and ECCE rooms across Limerick — setting packages from €399.

For parents

Evening online sessions for Limerick parents — join from home once the children are settled.

Private sessions

One-to-one from €25 for 30 minutes, or a private group around your own schedule.

Most requested by Limerick groups

Towns in Limerick we hear from

Parents and educators book from Limerick city, Newcastle West, Adare, Kilmallock, Castleconnell and right across the county. Because these sessions run live online, where you are in the county makes no difference to whether you can take part.

Local support in Limerick

For funding, registration and local early years supports, Limerick Childcare Committee is the first port of call for settings and childminders in the county. Visit Limerick Childcare Committee

What attendees say

“Amy's love for children shines through and her passion is contagious. If you want your fire reignited, Amy will most definitely help you light the match.”
Margaret · Parent
“Planning made simple, broken down and fun to discuss.”
Maria · Workshop attendee
“Amy made supporting children through child-led activities and emergent interests so much easier to understand. She sat in the room with us completely non-judgmental and offered guidance that in turn sparked our own ideas.”
Chloe · Room leader, early years setting

Limerick questions

Half our team is part-time — can they attend separately?
Yes. Some Limerick settings split a package across two shorter online sessions so morning and afternoon staff can each attend one, with the same booklet given to everybody. Certificates are issued to each person who attends.
Is burnout really a workshop topic, or is it just a chat?
It is a working session. It looks at what specifically drains a room — the transitions, the interruptions, the emotional labour of holding other people's children through hard moments — and what a team can change about the shape of the day. Amy is not offering counselling and does not present as a therapist; this is practice and team culture.
How does payment work for a Limerick setting?
Online through the site. Prices are what you see: €20 per person for a public online session, €35 per person for a private group online with a minimum of five, and setting packages at €399, €599 or €799. No VAT and no booking fees are added.
Is there VAT on top of the price?
No. Roots of Wonder is not VAT registered, so the price you see is the price you pay. A public online ticket is €20 per person, in person is €35, and a setting package is €399, €599 or €799 as a flat fee for the whole setting. Nothing is added at checkout.
Are there booking fees?
No booking fees, no card surcharge and no per-person admin charge. You pay the ticket or package price only. An itemised receipt is emailed to you the moment payment goes through, and settings can request a formal invoice before booking so it can go through your own accounts process first.
Do staff get certificates, and do they count towards a Quality Action Plan?
Every participant receives a dated certificate of attendance naming the workshop, the date and the hour completed. Settings routinely file these as evidence of ongoing professional development in a Síolta Quality Action Plan. They are not CPD points, because that requires separate registration with an awarding body.
How long is a workshop and what is included?
One hour, with a take-home booklet for every participant and a dated certificate of attendance for educators. Online sessions are €20 per person and in-person sessions are €35, with €5 off when booked at least two weeks in advance. Private groups and full setting packages are also available.
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