Island Key Cooperative Housing - Dublin City

04 Island Key Co-operative Housing Childcare Facility

Geographical Location: Island Key, East Wall, Dublin 3
Urban/rural location: Urban
Setting type: Part-time and school-age childcare
Ownership: Community
Building type: Single-storey situated in a multi-floor building
Setting size: 28 children

Island Key Childcare is located in an urban area, near the 3 Arena in Dublin city. It is a community based part-time and school age childcare setting. It caters for 28 children at any one time and the children are aged 12 months to 10 years. 6 staff are employed in the setting. It is a purpose-built facility in a cooperative housing development, which opened in 2009. There are 2 rooms for younger children, while the older children, who come in the afternoon, have access to a community room in the building next door. The setting is single storey but located in a multi storey block. The setting welcomes everyone from the community. The two rooms connect internally, with a moveable partition between them. This can be useful for parent events. The community room in the adjacent building provides extra space for older children, but the fact that it does not have internal access to the early years setting limits its usefulness somewhat. The setting has an outdoor area with direct access from each room.