ScallyWags PreSchool

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ScallyWags PreSchool ScallyWags PreSchool is set in a rural area and caters for children from 2.5yrs to 5+yrs. We're invo

When a little man turns 3 🎂🥰
11/10/2026

When a little man turns 3 🎂🥰

We started the week with a Creative Workshop; Drama. We were one of 6 preschools in Kerry picked for a pilot programme w...
02/10/2026

We started the week with a Creative Workshop; Drama. We were one of 6 preschools in Kerry picked for a pilot programme which aims to strengthen and enhance child participation and educators’ confidence and skills in the creative arts. We have 3 different workshops to come in October. And as the week commenced we celebrated October weaving crowns out of twigs and foliage and then straight to the life of a box...😉

25/09/2026

Are you ready for uninterrupted play? Play that is just organic (in alot of ways!) ? Good dirt. It can be washed. The digging area is an interesting place. Moving stones and mud around. Adding a bit of water. Today...a little more water. The sensory feeling of squishing your hands in mud. There actually is a whole science behind it. Making concrete but 'it needs sugars and sprinkles too'. And then some wall building. If anyone has an offcuts of light wood that we could pretend to be bricks...I know a young construction company that would just love them!

The award of Silver Stag from Biodiversity in Schools was just an beautiful acknowledgement of what we have been always...
24/09/2026

The award of Silver Stag from Biodiversity in Schools was just an beautiful acknowledgement of what we have been always trying to do in ScallyWags PreSchool. Its nice to been seen sometimes.
8 children moved on this Autumn and they were a part of our pond building, planting, and respecting our environment. So although we celebrated with cake & certs today in ScallyWags, I also headed to visit the local National Schools to let my old ScallyWags know they were remembered for their hard work this year and previously. Once a Scallywag always a Scallywag. 💚🌿 Hopefully they continue stepping up for Nature 🤗

Im on abit of a buzz this week. I'm proud.. Our little rural ScallyWags PreSchool in the heart of Muckross has been awar...
24/09/2026

Im on abit of a buzz this week. I'm proud.. Our little rural ScallyWags PreSchool in the heart of Muckross has been awarded the Silver Stag intermediate level award , which is "awarded to schools that have successfully integrated deeper hands-on outdoor actions, active pupil-led environmental committees, and tangible habitat improvements"
A big line of description for embracing biodiversity, outdoor learning, and awareness of nature for a group of averagely 3-4 year old ScallyWags! Our first time submitting an entry and to get silver is so great. It's a big deal.
We worked for it...planted hawthorn, willow, and holly hedgerow often from cuttings and replants we found hiding under other shrubs. Not all our trees in our outdoor space are native, but we honoured the diversity and pruned back some of the non natives to give native a chance. We put up bird boxes, some made ourselves; a bat box, a bird care station out of an old dog bowl, a bee and a bug hotel, upcycled and sustainable. We drew a map to see what we needed to do..I think one of our favourite things was building a pond out of a flower box, and enjoying watching what creatures arrived to it. And we embraced no mow, not just for May but ongoing by picking shapes to create and strips to facilate play for cars, ball etc and and micro meadow of grass and wild growing. We were the only school, not just preschool, who won an award in South Kerry. Little us!! And a big congratulations to the places in North Kerry who also worked so hard to obtain awards. Its all towards a better education in nature for future generations. My wish is for the work started in early years is carried forward. Nature isn't just trees, insects, birds....nature is us.

A little photo drop of part of our week. After gathering leaves we both did leaf rubbings and leaf printing. Apart from ...
18/09/2026

A little photo drop of part of our week. After gathering leaves we both did leaf rubbings and leaf printing. Apart from the lovely nature art its a great one for small fingers to get exercised. The sand box is always popular and the conversations ernest in what is being built, and who can put what where!! There is also a photo of a very proud Scallywag showing his dad's (and his own) gold medal from the Worlds in Slovenia for rowing. Family connection and sharing is always important 🥰

We have been watching the blackbirds and thrushs devouring the berries on the Rowan tree so collected some to add to our...
17/09/2026

We have been watching the blackbirds and thrushs devouring the berries on the Rowan tree so collected some to add to our nature table. We moved out nature table more centred to generate more interest. A few have brought in leaves and my pockets (as always) are full on walks. We have alder, oak, rowan, birch, bramble, apple, beech, and sycamore. Some native, some not. The physical presence of seeing natural objects, touching them,and naming them acts as an interactive activity and awareness inside ScallyWags connecting with the outdoors. Slowly we are recognising and naming. 🍂🌿🍃

Let's start the week with a picnic 😊
14/09/2026

Let's start the week with a picnic 😊

We've had our first Scallywag birthday of the term. A three year old has joined the ranks with a delicious chocolate cak...
11/09/2026

We've had our first Scallywag birthday of the term. A three year old has joined the ranks with a delicious chocolate cake. This is the before photo🎂...
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Coolies Muckross
Killarney

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Monday 9am - 12pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
Friday 9am - 12pm

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