“Buttercup Childcare” has been successful in achieving the 2022 Healthy Ireland Award (HI). 
The “Healthy Ireland” health promotion is a programme led by the HSE in partnership with the National Childhood Network to ensure children in preschool settings are supported to adopt a healthy lifestyle in early childhood.  The programme reflects the aim of The Healthy Ireland Framework, to bring all people together with a single aim to ensure the best possible health and wellbeing of our nation.

Last year we incorporated the 5 units of the programme into our everyday experience in the service.  Documenting it on our theme and supporting children with a healthier option, emotional support, enhanced physical activity, unbroken nutritional choices and oral health awareness. We set this bar not only in our preschool session, but throughout our whole service including afterschool children receiving the benefits. 

We continue today with these new improved practices as we look forward to a healthier future for all.  We would like to thank you the parents for the healthy lunch boxes you continue to provide. I would like to thank all the team in Buttercup Childcare for their outstanding hard work and enduring with the procedures and continue to do it today seeing a massive improvement in the health and wellbeing of the children and families attending our service having a positive impact on children’s lifestyles and behaviours.