Find a Crèche

Ferndale Creche & Montessori

Matthews Lane, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Full Day0 months – 6 yrsIssues notedOpen today ClosedUpdated April 2026

Issues noted at last inspection

Inspected 2 November 2023 · View full report

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

About This Service

Ferndale Creche & Montessori has been operating as a privately-owned full day care service since 2002, catering for a maximum of 75 pre-school children from 7.30am to 6.15pm each weekday. School aged children are not accommodated in the service. The service is conducted from a purpose built and extended 2-storey premises located to the rear of and separate from the registered provider’s private residence on the outskirts of Drogheda. There are 5 care rooms provided on the premises, namely the Nursery, the Wobbler Room, the Toddler Room and Montessori Room 1 which are located on the ground floor and Montessori Room 2 which is located on the first floor. Eligible pre-school children are facilitated to participate in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme from 8.30 to 11.30am in Montessori Room 1 and from 9.00am to 12.00 midday in Montessori Room 2. Each of the 4 pre-school rooms on the ground floor have access direct access to outdoor play areas adjoining these individual care rooms whilst all children have additional opportunities for outdoor play in the spacious fully enclosed garden at the front of the service.

From Tusla inspection report of November 2023 · View source PDF ↗

Tusla Inspection Reports

2 November 2023

Inspection ReportIssues noted
View PDF ↗

25 August 2021

Inspection ReportIssues noted
View PDF ↗

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

TU2015LH026

Capacity

75 children

Age Range

0 months – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.