Sesame’s Mission Statement:
The main function of Sesame is to provide an early year’s specialist day service for children with additional needs in conjunction with families. Sesame is committed to providing excellent standards of care for the holistic development of each child. Through providing a warm, friendly, safe and caring environment we aspire to challenge and stimulate children to develop to their full potential through play, implementing their individual therapies, interactions and experiences that are age and stage appropriate. We recognize each child’s individuality in the context of their place in Sesame, at home and in the wider community.
Sesame is an Early Years Specialist Day Service for children with additional needs in the West Waterford area. The service was originally founded in 1981 by parents of children with additional needs. We are funded by the HSE.
All children attending Sesame are referred by the West Waterford Children’s Disability Team (CDNT). Sesame cares for children aged between 2 and 5 years. Individual care plans are designed to support each child with their specific needs.
Opening hours:
- Morning Session 9.00 am – 12.00 pm Monday – Friday
- Afternoon Session 1.00 pm – 3.45 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
We are open in line with the National School calendar.
Our service is supported by the HSE multi-disciplinary team made up of the following:
- Psychologists
- Physiotherapists
- Speech and Language Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Social Worker
We have a key worker system in operation where a child is assigned their own key worker. All individual therapies are implemented on a daily basis as directed by the CDNT. Our preschool Curriculum is also based on Aistear the Early Learning National Curriculum Framework for children from birth to 6 years of age.
Sesame has also completed Síolta the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education. We were awarded the highest achievement of Level 4. We are the first Early Years Specialist Day Service in Ireland to complete this process.
At Sesame we are committed to providing a service of the highest standard. We are notified to and inspected by Tusla -The Child and Family Agency.
Trained, motivated and friendly staff are the cornerstone of our service. We encourage a strong teamwork approach to help build and support our shared objectives.
