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Child's Play

Blackpitts House, 1A St. Kevin's Avenue, Blackpitts, Dublin 8, Co. Dublin

Full Day, Part Time, Sessional0 months – 6 yrsIssues notedOpen today ClosedUpdated April 2026

Issues noted at last inspection

Inspected 10 June 2025 · View full report

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

About This Service

Child’s Play is a private early years service which offers full day, part-time and sessional education and care to preschool children aged from 0-6 years. The service participates in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme and operates from 7.45am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday. The service also provides a registered school aged service daily. The service operates from a three-storey building located in an urban area of Dublin 8. There are four care rooms operating over three floors. On the ground floor are the Toddler room, the Playroom, two sleep rooms, an office and a kitchen which prepares the food eaten by the children. The Junior Pre School and Montessori room are accommodated on the first floor along with two additional resourced play spaces the exercise room and the playroom where the preschool children from throughout the service have the opportunity to spend time. The Senior Montessori/SAC room is located on the third floor. Children from the Playroom downstairs access the Exercise room on the first floor for activities and at sleep time. There is an enclosed outdoor area to the rear of the premises, with an area sectioned for the Toddler room only.

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

Tusla Inspection Reports

10 June 2025

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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8 July 2024

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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23 March 2023

Inspection Report

17 January 2023

Inspection Report

14 February 2022

Inspection Report

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

TU2015DY290

Capacity

70 children

Age Range

0 months – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.