

About

Cathy Crinigan
Owner
Butterflies Crèche & Montessori is a private enterprise, owned
and operated by Cathy Crinigan. It is on the grounds of the
listed 'Lusk House' which once housed the British army officers
of Remount Farm, training combat horses for WW1. The crèche
operates out of a series of buildings that make up 'The Coach
House' which was restored in 1995 and modified as a school in
2009. The doors opened in 2010 with only 2 children in attendance.
We have grown since then with many more little butterflies in our
care.

Team
All Butterflies Crèche staff are passionate about what they do. It's why they are with us and most have been with us since the day our doors opened! To add to that, they all have paediatric first aid and manual handling & fire safety training. Several staff members also have HACCP Food Safety Training and GDPR awareness training.

Sarah Slim
Operations Manager
QQI Level 6 - Early Childhood Care & Education
QQI Level 6 - People Management
GDPR
HACCP

Charmaine McKeon
Crèche Manager
Montessori Diploma
QQI Level 6
QQI Level 6 - People Management
Early Childhood Care & Education,

Maggie Murphy
Assistant Manager &
Catering Supervisor
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education
HACCP

Sam Byrne
Assistant Manager &
Room Leader - Busy Bees
QQI Level 5
Early Childhood Care & Education,

Michelle Marron
Early Years Educator - AIM Support
Pre-Montessori
QQI Level 5
Early Childhood Care and Education, Paediatric first aid

Gillian Hogan
Early Years Educator
Baby Room
QQI Level 5
Early Childhood Care & Education, Paediatric first aid

Eleni Gkounti
Room Leader - Montessori
BA (hons) in Early Childhood Education and Care
Paediatric First Aid, Level 5 in Applied Psychology

Lisa Walsh
Catering & Afterschool Assistant
Paediatric First Aid, Children First Training, Manual Handling,
Fire Safety Awareness, HACCP

Shannen Walsh
Early Years Educator - Afterschool Club
QQI Level 5
Early Childhood Care & Education,
Siolta Standards Training

Tatiana Moldovanu
Early Years Educator - Montessori & Afterschool Club
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education,
Masters Degree in Education Sciences

Amy Cooney
Early Years Educator - Pre-Montessori
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education

Aisling Leonard
Early Years Educator - Toddler Room
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education,
Fire Safety Awareness & Manual Handling

Louise Stewart
Early Years Educator- Baby Room
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education
Paediatric First Aid

Inta Giraitiene
Early Years Educator - Aim Support
Pre-Montessori
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education

Maria Lynch
Room Leader - Pre-Montessori
Inclusion Officer
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education, LINC
Additional Needs, Montessori Pedagogy

Sarah Jane Clare
Early Years Educator - Playschool & Toddler Room
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education,
QQI Level 4 Child Development & Play

Marie Burke
Early Years Educator - Pre-Montessori
QQI Level 5
Early Childhood Care & Education
Paediatric first aid