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Respond Early Years Service, Carraig Liath

Community Building, Carraig Liath, Midleton, Co. Cork

Full Day1 yrs – 6 yrsIssues notedUpdated April 2026

Issues noted at last inspection

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About This Service

for children aged from one to six years and for children attending the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme. The service also proposes to have provision for school going children. The registered provider is the named person on behalf of the community organisation Respond who are responsible for operating the early years’ service. The proposed opening times that the service will be carried out are from 8am to 6pm each day Monday to Thursday and 8am to 5pm on a Friday. Premises Carraig Liath Early Learning Centre poses to operate from a detached two storey building belonging to the association Respond. The facility is located in a residential urban estate in the outskirts of Midleton town. The ground floor premise has been purposely refurbished to accommodate an early years’ service. The administration office, staff canteen and adult toilet are on the first floor. There are three residential apartments on the first floor but are completely separate to the early years’ service. The residents have a separate entrance door and stairs to their accommodation and have access to a community garden to the rear side of the early years’ service. The early years’ service consists of the following: an entrance hall, two spacious playrooms. One playroom called the wobbler /toddler room, and the second playroom is called the preschool room. There is a separate sleep room located beside the wobbler/toddler room. There were adequate children’s nappy changing and toilet facilities, a kitchen and utility room, a storeroom for storing new and replacement equipment and materials and a separate storage area for cleaning equipment. It is proposed that the children in the wobbler /toddler room will have access to a designated secure outdoor play area to the rear side of the facility. It is proposed that the children in the preschool room will have access to a designated outdoor play area to the front of the facility. There was a set down and parking area for staff to park their cars beside the facility

From Tusla inspection report · View source PDF ↗

Tusla Inspection Reports

Date unknown

Inspection ReportNo issues found
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1 October 2024

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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21 August 2023

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

TU2021CC007

Capacity

34 children

Age Range

1 yrs – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.