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If you're going to book a static then I'd book through one of the companies that do a Kids Club - they are great for children. . I think the children's clubs which take Under 3's are intended to cater for those families with really little children, who holiday before the schools break up.  To be honest, I think finding a 'children's club' that I would trust to look after my under 3 year old in peak season would be a difficult task.  My son worked for one of the 'tour operators' offering static caravan holidays, and few of the staff had any childcare qualifications. 

Chateau des Ormes was great for our kids when they were younger, and they actually met a few other children from Ireland. The site has good pools, and a take-way, so meets your other requirements. The town of Dol de Bretagne is nice too - very 'French' which many seaside towns aren't!  You're also within a few minutes of long beaches, or small coves with little rocky outcrops, depending on which direction you go.  You can also do a trip out to various other lovely places nearby.  We liked it there.  We've never been to the Vendee, though, so I can't help with sites.

One suggestion, about moving on, is that if your children make friends on one site, then it can be quite disruptive to them to move to a different site.  When our sons were small we tended to stay on one site, after having had a couple of very 'unhappy experiences' when we'd moved and then they struggled at the second site. 

Back in the late late 70's we did Eurosites down on the Cote D Azur that was in a pre-ercted tent, we were only 18 at the time, and my car just about made it there and back, for us it was a great adventure at the time.

All the other Eurosite folk had come on the coach, so we became the Eurosite taxi in effect, happy days indeed.

Anyway that was our one and only time with a firm like Eurosites, we got our own tent and did camping in France our own way, camping was quite basic back then to what it is now, so we moved onto hiring a static, which we did for a good few years through the 80's and 90's.

The statics were fine and we always dealt directly with an indipendant owner, but being in a tin tent in the South of France is not as nice as being under "Cotton" canvas imho, but the statics served there purpose and were great for our Son whilst he was growing up, now 27 he last came on holiday to France with us when he was 17..

Also prices for a fortnight in the South of France back in 2007 were getting close on £1400 and that was cheap compared to Eurocamp etc.

So in 2008 we took the plunge and updated all our camping kit, including getting a brand new "Cotton" canvas tent, compared to how we used do camping we now have a set up that's like a home from home, which includes a proper fridge, sat tv, 15lt fan assist oven! good double bed and mains electric lighting, it's all a far cry from how we used to do things.

But the great thing is we now only pay around £300 to stay on a 3 Star campsite in mid July for a fortnight down on the Cote d Azur, we could do it even cheaper by going out of season using ACSI card etc, but at the price we pay, the saving of say £150 is out weighed by the almost guranteed weather that you get in July.

Anyway folks sorry for babbling on.