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The Purple Penguin Creche & Montessori

The Orchard, Oldtown Mill, Celbridge, Co. Kildare

Full Day, Part Time, Sessional0 months – 6 yrsIssues notedUpdated April 2026

Issues noted at last inspection

Inspected 8 October 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 Purple Penguin Creche and Montessori was established in 2004 as an early year’s service for pre-school children aged 0 to 6 years. The service provides full day, part-time time and sessional childcare and education to pre-school children from 07.30am – 18.30 hours Monday to Friday. School aged childcare is provided also in the service. The service operates from a purpose-built premises situated within a housing development on the outskirts of Celbridge, Co Kildare. There are five pre-school rooms available in the main building and another room in a log cabin at the rear of the premises. There are three sleep rooms, two nappy changing areas, an office, a kitchen and a staff room. There is a large outdoor area at the rear of the service. Set down and parking facilities are available at the front of the service.

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

Tusla Inspection Reports

8 October 2024

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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25 July 2022

Inspection ReportNo issues found
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2 February 2021

Inspection ReportIssues noted
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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

TU2015KE054

Capacity

73 children

Age Range

0 months – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.