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Sonas Early Years Centre

Unit 11, Galway Retail Centre, Knocknacarra, Co. Galway

Full Day0 months – 6 yrsIssues notedOpen today ClosedUpdated April 2026

Issues noted at last inspection

Inspected 18 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

This purpose-built early years’ service is based in an urban area of Galway city, in Knocknacarra, known as Galway retail centre. The service operating hours are 08.00 to 18.00, from Monday to Friday. While the service is registered to accommodate children aged 0 - 6 years, it is currently accommodating children from 1 - 6 years. The service caters for full day-care, part-time care, Early Childhood Care and Education scheme (ECCE) and sessional pre-school care programmes from 09.00 to 12.00. This ground floor premises has a total of five playrooms, the Buttercups room, Bluebells room, Daisy’s room, Daffodils room and the Sunflower room. The service has a designated kitchen where food is prepared and cooked on site by the service cook. There is also a designated sleep room for children under two years of age and a staff room. To the rear of the premises children have access to two outdoor play areas based on the age and stage of development of the children.

From Tusla inspection report of February 2026 · View source PDF ↗

Tusla Inspection Reports

18 February 2026

Inspection ReportIssues notedConditions imposed
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19 November 2025

Inspection ReportNo issues foundConditions imposed
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26 February 2025

Inspection ReportIssues notedConditions imposed
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16 October 2024

Inspection ReportIssues notedConditions imposed
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23 April 2024

Inspection ReportIssues notedConditions imposed
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24 May 2023

Inspection ReportIssues notedConditions imposed
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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

TU2020GY005

Capacity

83 children

Age Range

0 months – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.