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The Willows Outdoor Preschool

Newtown, Abbeyknockmoy, Tuam, Co. Galway

Full Day, Sessional2 yrs – 6 yrsNo issues foundUpdated April 2026

No issues found at last inspection

Inspected 27 November 2025 · View full report

About This Service

This private, outdoor, service operates from a renovated former primary school, in a rural location called Newtown, near the village of Abbeyknockmoy, Co Galway. It provides full day and sessional care from 08:00 to 17:30, operating 50 weeks of the year. The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) pre-school care and sessional programme is facilitated with two sessions operating from 09:00 to 12 noon and 09:15 to 12:15, Monday to Friday, school term time only. A school age care service operates in the morning from 08:00 until 09:00 and in the afternoon from 13:45 to 17:30. The service accommodates children aged 2 to 6 years. Three care rooms are available in the indoor area for use by the children namely Blossom, Sycamore and Oak and the outdoor shelters include the outdoor classroom, Garden room and the Barn room in use as a communal area for all children. There is a kitchen located indoors where snacks and hot meals are prepared. Secure outdoor play areas are available to the back, front and side of the premises.

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

Tusla Inspection Reports

27 November 2025

Inspection ReportNo issues found
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31 October 2023

Inspection ReportNo issues found
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24 August 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

TU2015GY199

Capacity

77 children

Age Range

2 yrs – 6 yrs

Registration data sourced from the Tusla Early Years register.