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County Donegal

Live online workshops for Donegal

Donegal is served entirely by live online workshops — it is the far end of the country from Gorey — with an on-site package day possible only where travel and an overnight are covered.

Donegal is the furthest county from Gorey, and there is no sensible way to dress that up: in-person workshops there are not part of what Roots of Wonder offers. What is offered, properly and without compromise, is the live online version — a real hour with a real group, questions taken as they arise, a booklet to keep and a certificate of attendance afterwards.

Donegal settings that book tend to be working with the realities of a rural, spread-out county: small teams, long distances between services, and children who may travel a fair way to attend. The themes requested reflect that closeness — how to make a room feel emotionally safe for a child who has had a hard morning, how to include a child with additional needs when there is no extra pair of hands, and how to use stories and puppets to give young children words for feelings they cannot yet name.

Practitioners in Letterkenny, Buncrana, Ballybofey and Donegal town have the same professional pressures as their counterparts in the south-east, with fewer chances to sit in a room with peers. The online format quietly helps with that. For funding, registration and county-level supports, Donegal Childcare Committee is the local contact, and settings are always pointed there first for those questions.

For settings

Staff development for crèches, preschools and ECCE rooms across Donegal — setting packages from €399.

For parents

Evening online sessions for Donegal parents — join from home once the children are settled.

Private sessions

One-to-one from €25 for 30 minutes, or a private group around your own schedule.

Most requested by Donegal groups

Towns in Donegal we hear from

Parents and educators book from Letterkenny, Donegal town, Buncrana, Ballybofey, Bundoran, Carndonagh and right across the county. Because these sessions run live online, where you are in the county makes no difference to whether you can take part.

Local support in Donegal

For funding, registration and local early years supports, Donegal Childcare Committee is the first port of call for settings and childminders in the county. Visit Donegal Childcare Committee

What attendees say

“Amy's love for children shines through and her passion is contagious. If you want your fire reignited, Amy will most definitely help you light the match.”
Margaret · Parent
“Amy made supporting children through child-led activities and emergent interests so much easier to understand. She sat in the room with us completely non-judgmental and offered guidance that in turn sparked our own ideas.”
Chloe · Room leader, early years setting
“Planning made simple, broken down and fun to discuss.”
Maria · Workshop attendee

Donegal questions

Is Donegal genuinely served, or is this page just for search results?
Genuinely served, online. Donegal settings and parents book the live sessions like anyone else, and they get the same hour, booklet and certificate. What is not on offer is Amy driving from Wexford to Letterkenny for a workshop, and this page will not pretend otherwise.
Rural Donegal services can be isolated — does the online group help with that?
It is one of the better arguments for it. A practitioner in Carndonagh or Bundoran ends up talking with peers from other counties in a way that a local in-person session would never provide, and several have said that conversation was as valuable as the content.
Can parents in Donegal book a one-to-one?
Yes. Thirty minutes is €25 and an hour is €50, with three hours for €135, all delivered online by video call. Parents usually bring one specific situation — bedtime, a new baby, big feelings at collection — and leave with a plan for the coming fortnight.
Is there VAT on top of the price?
No. Roots of Wonder is not VAT registered, so the price you see is the price you pay. A public online ticket is €20 per person, in person is €35, and a setting package is €399, €599 or €799 as a flat fee for the whole setting. Nothing is added at checkout.
Are there booking fees?
No booking fees, no card surcharge and no per-person admin charge. You pay the ticket or package price only. An itemised receipt is emailed to you the moment payment goes through, and settings can request a formal invoice before booking so it can go through your own accounts process first.
Do staff get certificates, and do they count towards a Quality Action Plan?
Every participant receives a dated certificate of attendance naming the workshop, the date and the hour completed. Settings routinely file these as evidence of ongoing professional development in a Síolta Quality Action Plan. They are not CPD points, because that requires separate registration with an awarding body.
How long is a workshop and what is included?
One hour, with a take-home booklet for every participant and a dated certificate of attendance for educators. Online sessions are €20 per person and in-person sessions are €35, with €5 off when booked at least two weeks in advance. Private groups and full setting packages are also available.
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