First Steps

About This Service

This community run full day care service was established to provide care and education to children aged between 1 and 6 years old. A registered school aged care service is also provided to children aged between 4 and 12 years old. The service operates Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm for 49 weeks of the year. This includes a daily three-hour session which operates Monday to Friday, 9am to 12pm for 38 weeks of the year. The session is funded under the early childhood care and education scheme for eligible children. The service is operated from detached, two-storey premises in the town of Cloughjordan in north Tipperary. The building was converted and extended for the purpose of operating an early years service. The children have access to one of three activity rooms: one downstairs and two upstairs, sanitary accommodation areas and an enclosed outdoor play area at the back of the premises. The children also have access to the recently installed modular building in the outdoor area that is set up as a sensory room and is available as sheltered outdoor play space that can be used in all weathers. There is a kitchen/staff room and office on the ground floor of the premises.

From Tusla inspection report of October 2024 · View source PDF ↗

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Tusla Registration

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.