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S O F Childcare

Newtwopothouse, Mallow, Co. Cork

Full Day, Part Time, Sessional2 yrs – 6 yrsIssues notedUpdated April 2026

Issues noted at last inspection

Inspected 24 February 2026 · View full report

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

About This Service

SOF Childcare is a full day care service based in Newtwopothouse, North Cork just off the main N20 Cork-Limerick Road. The service operates from a converted house where the upstairs section is not in use and the ground floor has been converted into a two roomed childcare premises. The two care rooms, the Swan (older children) and Ducklings (younger children) care rooms, both cater for pre- school children. The school aged care service is operated out of the bigger Swan room. The service offers full day care, part-time and sessional services for 47 weeks of the year with scheduled closures for two weeks at Christmas and three weeks during the summer holidays. The service facilitates the ECCE programme for 38 weeks of the year. The service operates between the hours of 07.30-18.00 hours, Monday–Friday with the sessional service running from 09.00 -12.00 daily. The service caters for children aged from 2 to 6 years. There are sanitary facilities adjacent to both rooms. An area within the Swan room converts to a sleep area in the afternoon. Other facilities on the premises include a kitchen, storage areas, toilets for the adults and a staff room upstairs. The children have access to a secured outdoor play area that consists of a large concrete surface and an area that has been covered with artificial grass. There is a large, covered space (the outdoor classroom) also available to the children outside.

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

Tusla Inspection Reports

24 February 2026

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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9 June 2025

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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9 July 2024

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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8 March 2023

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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25 April 2022

Inspection ReportNo issues found
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4 October 2021

Inspection ReportNo issues found
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25 September 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

TU2015CC384

Capacity

50 children

Age Range

2 yrs – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.