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The Bessborough Centre Creche

Bessborough, Blackrock, Cork, Co. Cork

Full Day, Part Time, Sessional0 months – 6 yrsIssues notedOpen today ClosedUpdated April 2026

Issues noted at last inspection

Inspected 19 June 2024 · View full report

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

About This Service

The Bessborough Centre Creche is registered to offer a choice of sessional, part time, or full day care to children aged 0 to 6 years, along with school age care. The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme is facilitated form 9.00am to 12.00pm, each Monday through to Friday, over a 38-week annual period. The service is open from 8.00am to 6.00pm daily and operates 51 weeks of the year. Play based pedagogy is implemented. The early years service is provided from a single-storey, purpose-built premises and two adjacent buildings, on the grounds of Bessborough, in Blackrock. There are eight operational care rooms in total, each of which is equipped with adjoining sanitary facilities for children. Three designated sleep rooms are accessible for children’s use and the building also includes an office, a computer room, a staff room and staff sanitary facilities. There are two main outdoor play spaces onsite, as well as several smaller fence-enclosed outdoor play areas.

From Tusla inspection report of June 2024 · View source PDF ↗

Tusla Inspection Reports

19 June 2024

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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16 August 2022

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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31 March 2021

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

TU2015CC406

Capacity

124 children

Age Range

0 months – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.