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Roscommon County has over 60 services in the county from sessional to full day care. Below are the different types of services explained.

A full list of Childcare Services in County Roscommon, which can be printed or downloaded, can be had by clicking on the following link List of Childcare Providers in Roscommon.

Sessional Services

Sessional pre-school services mean the provision of:

A service offering a planned programme to pre-school children
A service for up to 3.5 hours (ECCE Children 3 hours)

Services covered by the above definition may include pre-schools, playgroups, crèches, Montessori groups, Naoinraí or similar services which generally cater for the children in the 2 - 10 year age bracket. Where younger children are catered for in sessional services, the appropriate requirements should apply.

Full Day Care

A full day care service means the provision of a structured day care service for children for more than 3.5 hours per day. Services such as those currently described as day nurseries and crèches are included in this definition.

Drop in Centre

A drop in centre refers to services provided in community childcare services, leisure centres or a similar establishment, which is provided as part of a customer/client service and where children are left for a short period of time while the parent or guardian is availing of a service or attending an event.

School-Age Childcare

School age childcare will cater for children up to age of 14 years. A School age childcare service takes responsibility for children when they're not at school e.g. before school, after school and during the school holidays to enable a parent or parents to avail of full time employment or training. The ethos here should be a combination of educational activities, help with homework if necessary and encouraging and developing the ability of children to engage in social and creative activities with their peers.