Fermoy afterschool service facing closure due to lack of premises

Teresa Howard, Colette Burke, Daria Narbut (owner), Christina Kiernan, Ruth Ring, and Esther Umekwe of Wise Guys Afterchool. Absent from picture is Pamela Cristina and Nancy Umekwe.

Fermoy-based childcare service, Wise Guys Afterschool, which provides care for around 50 children, are facing into the possibility of closure having been unable to secure a suitable premises for the service.

Daria Narbut, the founder of the breakfast club and afterschool service, has announced that their last day will be on June 30, 2025.

For over a year and a half, Wise Guys was based at Fermoy Educate Together NS. However, the facility did not secure the tender to continuing providing the service in the coming year.

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