Bright Beginnings Montessori
Rathbarry National School, Castlefreke, Clonakilty, Co. Cork
No issues found at last inspection
Inspected 9 September 2025 · View full report
About This Service
Bright Beginnings Montessori is a private operated service that provides sessional care and is registered to accommodate children aged 2 to 6 years. The service currently caters for children from the age of 2 years 6 months to 6 years and for children attending the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme. While the service is registered to operate from 09:00 hours to 12:30 hours. The current daily opening hours are from 09:00 to 12:00 hours each day Monday to Friday. The service operates from a room located in the main building of Rathbarry National School. The national school premise is a detached one storey building located in a rural setting outside the village of Rathbarry. There is one Montessori room and the children’s toilet is beside the room. The adults have access to the school staff toilet. The service has their own designated secured outdoor play area situated on the grounds of the national school. The outdoor play area is located across the corridor from the Montessori room.
From Tusla inspection report of September 2025 · View source PDF ↗
Tusla Inspection Reports
9 September 2025
28 November 2023
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
TU2021CC006
Capacity
11 children
Age Range
2 yrs – 6 yrs
Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.
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