Máire

Lynch

Supervisor

Tús and Bhóthair

Máire’s current role involves ensuring effective daily running of the pre-school room.  She strives to create a safe, comfortable and friendly pre-school environment by interacting and communicating with the children at their level.

Máire Lynch has been working at Togher Family Centre since 2014. She is a Supervisor in Tus an Bhóthair. Maire has held a plethora of positions during her service to Togher Family Centre which has given her great insights into children’s development. She has experienced significant accomplishments during her time with the organisation, including leading a research team to Cologne, Germany which resulted in the creation of a new Risky Play Policy to support the staff and the children.

Relevant Qualification

Early Childhood Care and Education ( Level 6)

Other Qualifications Include:

Childcare ( Level 5)

Professional Development

  • First Aid Responder 
  • Cardiac First Response-Epinephrine 
  • Cardiac First Response-Salbutamol 
  • Manual Handling 
  • Certificate in “Introduction to Children First”
  • QRF  

  • Lámh training 
  • Marte Meo 
  • Elklan-Speech and Language Development for ages 3 to 5
  • Sensory Processing  
  • Messy Play training for Aistear 
  • Cork Autism Conference 
  • Working with Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences 

Special Interest

Máire enjoys continuously learning different methods to support children’s development. She has a special interest in working with children with additional needs.