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Little Owl's Naionra and Clubhouse

12 Cnoc Cluain, Ballina, Co. Tipperary

Sessional2 yrs – 6 yrsIssues notedUpdated April 2026

Issues noted at last inspection

Inspected 23 September 2025 · View full report

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About This Service

This sessional service was established in 2020 to provide care and education to children aged between 2 and 6 years old. A registered school age care service is also provided. This service is an extension of The Owl and the Pussycat Day Care and Afterschool Club. All except one of the children currently enrolled in the service attend The Owl and the Pussycat Day Care and Afterschool Club for part-time or full day care and are transported from the service to attend the morning session in the Naíonra and return to the main service again after the session. The sessional service is operated between 9.15am and 12.15pm, Monday – Friday for 38 weeks of the year. Places are funded under the early childhood care and education scheme for eligible children. This service is bi-lingual, introducing the Irish language to children by using both English and Irish language throughout the morning. The service is provided from an end of row, ground-floor apartment in a residential area in the town of Ballina in north Tipperary, that was built for the purpose of providing a childcare service. The premises consists of three activity rooms, two of which are currently used by the pre-school children. There is also a spacious entrance hall, kitchen, sanitary accommodation areas and an enclosed outdoor play area at the side of the premises.

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

Tusla Inspection Reports

23 September 2025

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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8 February 2023

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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Tusla Registration

Early Years Service Registration

Registered with Tusla — Child and Family Agency

Registration ID

TU2020TY002

Capacity

22 children

Age Range

2 yrs – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.