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Once Upon a Time

25 & 26 Herbert Place (Basement), Dublin 2, Co. Dublin

Full Day1 yrs – 6 yrsIssues notedUpdated April 2026

Issues noted at last inspection

Inspected 29 April 2025 · View full report

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

About This Service

Once upon a time is a privately operated full daycare service located in Dublin 2. It is one of ten service operated by the registered provider. The service operates from 7:30am-6:30pm Monday to Friday and participates in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme. The service is located at basement level across two buildings in Herbert Place and consists of four care rooms; the Wobbler room catering for children aged 1-1.5 years, Toddler room catering for children aged 1.5-2 years, pre-Montessori room catering for children aged 2-3 years and a Montessori room catering for children aged 3-5 years, a kitchen, sanitary facilities. An enclosed outdoor play area is provided to the rear of the premises

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

Tusla Inspection Reports

29 April 2025

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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3 July 2024

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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13 June 2023

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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21 July 2022

Inspection ReportNo issues found
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17 February 2022

Inspection ReportNo issues found
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22 September 2021

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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11 November 2020

Inspection ReportNo issues found
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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

TU2015DY300

Capacity

45 children

Age Range

1 yrs – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.