Kelly Childcare Formative Years

About This Service

The pre-school service is located on the east side of Galway city beside the Galway Irish Crystal shop. The service has its own enclosed play area with access to the local beach. The service has close links with the surrounding community. This preschool provides a sessional and ECCE programme of care from 9.00hrs to 12.00hrs Monday to Friday, for 38 weeks of the year and operates a part-time service until 14.00hrs. The pre-school caters for children aged between 2 years 8 months and 6 years of age. The preschool curriculum promotes child led learning based on the child’s emerging interests. There is adequate space for drop off and collection. The premises consists of 2 playrooms Starfish room (room 1) and Dolphin room (room 2). The service has its own kitchen, storage room and sanitary facilities. There are eight stackable beds to provide opportunity for sleep provision for any child attending the part-time programme. Both playrooms provide child size soft seating and matting for children to rest, relax or opt out of an activity if they choose. The pre-school children have direct access to the outdoor play area from each of the two playrooms.

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

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