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Bright Beginnings Montessori

Rathbarry National School, Castlefreke, Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Sessional2 yrs – 6 yrsNo issues foundUpdated April 2026

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

Inspection ReportNo issues found
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28 November 2023

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

TU2021CC006

Capacity

11 children

Age Range

2 yrs – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.