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Blanchardstown Home - Start

10 Blakestown Cottages, Blakestown Road, Clonsilla, Dublin 15, Co. Dublin

Part Time, Sessional0 months – 6 yrsIssues notedUpdated April 2026

Issues noted at last inspection

Inspected 15 July 2025 · View full report

Issues identified at inspection may have been resolved since. Always read the Tusla report for full context.

About This Service

Blanchardstown Home Start is a part-time day care service located in a residential area of Dublin 15 and is registered to provide early childhood care and education to a maximum of 38 children at any one time aged 0 to 6 years Monday to Friday. The service operates two sessions, 9.00am to 1.00pm, and an afternoon session from 1.15pm to 5.00pm. Blanchardstown Home Start operates from two buildings within the premises, the Creche and the Treehouse. The creche is a converted residential building with rooms to include the Bears and Cubs room (4 months to 3 years old), sanitary facilities for children and staff, a cot room, a family room, a play therapy room and office. The treehouse is a building to the rear of the premises which has two care rooms, to include the Rainforest Room (2 years 8 months to 5 years old) and the Sunshine room (2 years to 5 years old). Further sanitary facilities are available in this building. A fully enclosed outdoor area is located to rear of the premises by the treehouse building. A small enclosed outdoor play space is positioned behind the cubs and bears room.

From Tusla inspection report of July 2025 · View source PDF ↗

Tusla Inspection Reports

15 July 2025

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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15 July 2025

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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26 September 2023

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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26 September 2023

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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24 February 2021

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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24 February 2021

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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Inspection data sourced from Tusla. View the original report for full details.

Tusla Registration

Early Years Service Registration

Registered with Tusla — Child and Family Agency

Registration ID

TU2015FL117

Capacity

38 children

Age Range

0 months – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.