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County Wexford

Workshops for parents & educators in Wexford

Wexford is home ground — in-person workshops run in your setting or in Gorey, and online sessions are there for anyone who would rather not travel.

Wexford is where Roots of Wonder started. Amy lives and works in Gorey, and the first in-person sessions ran here in Room 8 of Gorey Enterprise Centre, with a handful of parents and educators around a table and a lot of honest conversation about how hard the everyday can be. That is still the tone of the Wexford work: local, unhurried, and built on the assumption that everyone in the room is already trying their best.

Being based in the county means in-person is genuinely easy here. Settings in Enniscorthy, Wexford town, New Ross and Bunclody can have Amy in the room without a travel conversation attached, and parent groups can gather in a space that suits them rather than logging on at the end of a long day. It also means she knows the local picture — the pressure on places, the range of services, and how far some families are travelling for support.

For anyone who prefers to stay at home, the same content runs live online at €20 per person, with the booklet emailed and a certificate of attendance issued afterwards. Wexford County Childcare Committee is the county's own hub for funding, registration and provider supports, and settings are always pointed there for those questions. What happens here is the practice side of the same job: one hour, one clear idea, and something you can use before the week is out.

Where sessions have run: Gorey Enterprise Centre, Room 8

For settings

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

For parents

Evening sessions for Wexford 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 Wexford groups

Towns in Wexford we hear from

Parents and educators book from Gorey, Enniscorthy, Wexford town, New Ross, Bunclody, Rosslare 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 Wexford

For funding, registration and local early years supports, Wexford County Childcare Committee is the first port of call for settings and childminders in the county. Visit Wexford 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
“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
“Planning made simple, broken down and fun to discuss.”
Maria · Workshop attendee

Wexford questions

Where do in-person Wexford sessions take place?
Either in your own setting, or in Gorey Enterprise Centre, Room 8, which is where Amy has run in-person workshops. Public in-person sessions are €35 per person and include the booklet; there are no booking fees and no VAT added.
Can I bring a small group of parents from my child's preschool?
Yes. A private group in person is €45 per person with a minimum of six, and parent groups from the same preschool in Enniscorthy or New Ross often book that way. It works well because everyone already knows the children being discussed.
Is a one-to-one available locally rather than online?
It is. A thirty-minute in-person one-to-one is €25, and an hour is €50 with a block of three for €135. Wexford parents tend to use these when there is one specific thing going on — sleep, a new sibling, a preschool start — and an hour of focused thinking is more useful than a general workshop.
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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