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County Louth

Workshops for parents & educators in Louth

Louth is a longer drive from Gorey, so in-person dates are arranged by agreement and a travel contribution may apply; live online sessions are always available without any of that.

Louth packs a lot into a small county. Drogheda and Dundalk both carry the mix you would expect of larger urban centres — services supporting families under real pressure, children arriving with disrupted starts, and staff teams who care enormously and are often running on empty. Ardee and the villages out towards Carlingford bring something different again, smaller rooms with long relationships and their own set of questions.

The work most requested here tends to sit around safety and inclusion: how a room can feel predictable for a child whose home life is not, what repair looks like after a hard moment, and how to include a child with additional needs without the whole session becoming one-to-one supervision. None of that is delivered as theory. It is delivered as what you say, where you stand, and what you change about the next ten minutes.

Practical note for Louth: it is a fair distance from Gorey, so in-person visits are planned rather than casual, and a travel contribution may apply. Plenty of Louth teams take the online route instead — same hour, same booklet, same certificate, no mileage. Louth County Childcare Committee remains the local point of contact for funding, registration and county-level supports.

For settings

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

For parents

Evening sessions for Louth parents on big feelings, regulation and play at home.

Private sessions

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

Most requested by Louth groups

Towns in Louth we hear from

Parents and educators book from Drogheda, Dundalk, Ardee, Blackrock, Carlingford and right across the county. In-person dates are arranged around your setting; live online sessions are open to everyone, wherever you are.

Local support in Louth

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

Louth questions

Will Amy travel to Dundalk or Drogheda?
Yes, by arrangement. It is a longer journey than the south-east counties, so in-person visits are planned in advance and a modest travel contribution may be added for a single short session. Most Louth settings choose either a full package day, which makes the travel worthwhile, or an online session instead.
We support children who have had very disrupted starts — is that covered?
It is. Trauma-aware practice looks at what safety, predictability and repair look like in a busy room, without asking practitioners to act as therapists. Amy is clear about that boundary: she holds a Level 8 in Early Childhood Education and Care and is studying a Level 9 postgraduate in play therapy, but she is not a qualified play therapist and does not present as one.
Can an online session work for a whole Louth staff team in one room?
Yes, and many do exactly that — one screen, the team together, one booklet each. A private group online is €35 per person with a minimum of five, which keeps the cost down and removes the travel question entirely.
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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