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. We have fowl on the grounds which we often visit to enhance
our nature modules, so keep an eye out for chickens on the run!
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 all have completed GDPR awareness training.
Sarah Slim
Operations Manager
QQI Level 6 in Early Childhood Care & Education
GDPR
HACCP
Sam Byrne
Assistant Manager & Room Leader - Playschool & Afterschool
QQI Level 5
Early Childhood Care & Education,
Eleni Gkounti
Room Leader - Montessori
BA (hons) in Early Childhood Education and Care
Paediatric First Aid, Level 5 in Applied Psychology
Shannen Walsh
Early Years Educator - Toddler Room
QQI Level 5
Early Childhood Care & Education,
Siolta Standards Training
Tatiana Moldovanu
Early Years Educator - Pre-Montessori
QQI Level 5
Early Childhood Care & Education,
Masters Degree in Education Sciences
Charmaine McKeon
Crèche Manager
Montessori Diploma
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education,
Maggie Murphy
Assistant Manager & Room Leader - Baby Room
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education
HACCP
Mags Kirwan
Catering Supervisor
Afterschool Collections
Paediatric First Aid &
HACCP
Gillian Hogan
Early Year Educator - Baby Room
QQI Level 5
Early Childhood Care & Education, Paediatric first aid
Lisa Walsh
Catering & Afterschool Assistant
Paediatric First Aid, Children First Training, Manual Handling,
Fire Safety Awareness, HACCP
Aisling Leonard
Early Years Educator - Toddler Room
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education,
Fire Safety Awareness & Manual Handling
Louise Stewart
Room Leader - Pre-Montessori
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education
Paediatric First Aid
Maria Lynch
Room Leader - Montessori
Inclusion Officer
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education, LINC
Additional Needs, Montessori Pedagogy
Sarah Jane Clare
Early Years Educator - Busy Bees Room
QQI Level 6
Early Childhood Care & Education,
QQI Level 4 Child Development & Play
Marie Burke
Early Years Educator
QQI Level 5
Early Childhood Care & Education
Paediatric first aid