# Creche inspection reports in Kilkenny

> All 93 registered early years services in Kilkenny: latest inspection, non-compliances, immediate action notices and registration conditions.

## Creches and pre-schools: Kilkenny

93 registered services. **37** had at least one non-compliance in the latest report we read.

| Service | Town | Latest report | Non-compl. | IAN | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloghoge Montessori School](/creche/cloghoge-montessori-school-ballycallan.md) Sessional | Ballycallan | 14 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Muckalee Community Project CLG](/creche/muckalee-community-project-clg-ballyfoyle.md) Sessional | Ballyfoyle | 16 April 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| [Muckalee Community Project CLG](/creche/muckalee-community-project-clg-ballyfoyle-2.md) School Age Service | Ballyfoyle | 24 June 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [The Garden Outdoor Preschool](/creche/the-garden-outdoor-preschool-ballyfoyle.md) Sessional | Ballyfoyle | 16 October 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Ballyhale Montessori School](/creche/ballyhale-montessori-school-ballyhale.md) Full Day | Ballyhale | 28 February 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| [Ballyragget Community Playgroup](/creche/ballyragget-community-playgroup-ballyragget.md) Sessional | Ballyragget | 19 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Croìa Childcare](/creche/croia-childcare-ballyragget.md) Sessional | Ballyragget | 27 January 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| [The Wishing Well Crèche](/creche/the-wishing-well-creche-ballyragget.md) Sessional | Ballyragget | 23 September 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [The Learning Garden](/creche/the-learning-garden-bennettsbridge.md) Sessional | Bennettsbridge | 11 February 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Ballyhall Kindergarten](/creche/ballyhall-kindergarten-callan.md) Part Time | Callan | 28 January 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [Callan Montessori School](/creche/callan-montessori-school-callan.md) Sessional | Callan | 24 May 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Droichead Childcare](/creche/droichead-childcare-callan.md) Full Day | Callan | 1 October 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Little Sunflowers Crèche](/creche/little-sunflowers-creche-callan.md) Sessional | Callan | 9 July 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Little Sunflowers Too Montessori](/creche/little-sunflowers-too-montessori-callan.md) Sessional | Callan | 29 May 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [Carrigeen Community Playgroup](/creche/carrigeen-community-playgroup-carrigeen.md) Sessional | Carrigeen | 1 May 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Castlecomer Creche & Montessori Ltd.](/creche/castlecomer-creche-montessori-ltd-castlecomer.md) Sessional | Castlecomer | 17 November 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Chez Nous Montessori](/creche/chez-nous-montessori-castlecomer.md) Sessional | Castlecomer | 24 October 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Deenside Early Years Ltd](/creche/deenside-early-years-ltd-castlecomer.md) Sessional | Castlecomer | 4 July 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Kidstuff Montessori Preschool](/creche/kidstuff-montessori-preschool-clifden.md) Sessional | Clifden | 8 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Little Acorns](/creche/little-acorns-co-wexford-for-post.md) Sessional | Co Wexford (For Post) | 16 January 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Conahy Community Playschool](/creche/conahy-community-playschool-conahy.md) Sessional | Conahy | 23 October 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Cuffesgrange Pre-School](/creche/cuffesgrange-pre-school-cuffesgrange.md) Sessional | Cuffesgrange | 28 May 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [Danesfort Childcare](/creche/danesfort-childcare-danesfort.md) Sessional | Danesfort | 20 March 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Dunnamaggin After-School](/creche/dunnamaggin-after-school-dunnamaggin.md) School Age Service | Dunnamaggin | 6 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Nurture and Grow](/creche/nurture-and-grow-ferrybank.md) Sessional | Ferrybank | 15 February 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [Nurture and Grow](/creche/nurture-and-grow-ferrybank-2.md) Sessional | Ferrybank | 1 December 2025 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| [Oasis Childcare Centre CLG](/creche/oasis-childcare-centre-clg-freshford.md) Sessional | Freshford | 13 April 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Glenmore Pre-School](/creche/glenmore-pre-school-glenmore.md) Sessional | Glenmore | 17 January 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Apple Tree Farm Montessori and Afterschool](/creche/apple-tree-farm-montessori-and-afterschool-goresbridge.md) Sessional | Goresbridge | 12 February 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Gowran Preschool](/creche/gowran-preschool-gowran.md) Part Time | Gowran | 13 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Brandonn Community Playschool](/creche/brandonn-community-playschool-graiguenamanagh.md) Sessional | Graiguenamanagh | 12 November 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Hugginstown Pre-School](/creche/hugginstown-pre-school-hugginstown.md) Sessional | Hugginstown | 30 January 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Newmarket Kidz Club](/creche/newmarket-kidz-club-hugginstown.md) School Age Service | Hugginstown | 4 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Clever Cats Childcare](/creche/clever-cats-childcare-inistioge.md) Sessional | Inistioge | 4 September 2025 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| [Woodstock Playschool & Montessori](/creche/woodstock-playschool-montessori-inistioge.md) Sessional | Inistioge | 27 February 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [Johnstown Community Childcare Centre](/creche/johnstown-community-childcare-centre-johnstown.md) Sessional | Johnstown | 27 March 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Johnstown Pre-school for Little Learners](/creche/johnstown-pre-school-for-little-learners-johnstown.md) Sessional | Johnstown | 24 July 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Kells Community Childcare Centre](/creche/kells-community-childcare-centre-kells.md) Sessional | Kells | 10 June 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [Kells Resource Centre Ltd.](/creche/kells-resource-centre-ltd-kells.md) Full Day | Kells | 9 April 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Bambinos Creche](/creche/bambinos-creche-kilkenny.md) Full Day | Kilkenny | 13 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Bluebells Crèche](/creche/bluebells-creche-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 30 March 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Bluebells Early Years Service](/creche/bluebells-early-years-service-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 17 June 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Bright Horizons Preschool & Afterschool](/creche/bright-horizons-preschool-afterschool-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 29 January 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Cheeky Monkeys](/creche/cheeky-monkeys-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 10 June 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Early Days Montessori](/creche/early-days-montessori-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 24 July 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Eden Childcare Kilkenny](/creche/eden-childcare-kilkenny-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 5 December 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| [Enable Ireland Specialised Early Years Service](/creche/enable-ireland-specialised-early-years-service-kilkenny.md) Part Time | Kilkenny | 12 May 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Fairy Folk](/creche/fairy-folk-kilkenny.md) Part Time | Kilkenny | 12 February 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [First Steps Montessori](/creche/first-steps-montessori-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 7 October 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Galmoy Afterschools](/creche/galmoy-afterschools-kilkenny.md) Standalone | Kilkenny | 18 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Head Start Montessori](/creche/head-start-montessori-kilkenny.md) Part Time | Kilkenny | 16 October 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Kilkenny Community Early Years Project](/creche/kilkenny-community-early-years-project-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 6 December 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Kinderland Creche & Pre-School](/creche/kinderland-creche-pre-school-kilkenny.md) Full Day | Kilkenny | 24 July 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Lilliput Montessori](/creche/lilliput-montessori-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 25 March 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [Little Shamrocks](/creche/little-shamrocks-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 27 November 2025 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| [Little Steps Country Creche LTD](/creche/little-steps-country-creche-ltd-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 7 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Little Sunshine's Day Nursery](/creche/little-sunshine-s-day-nursery-kilkenny.md) Full Day | Kilkenny | 25 February 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| [Marbles Creche](/creche/marbles-creche-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 13 August 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [Over the Rainbow Montessori](/creche/over-the-rainbow-montessori-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 5 December 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Square One (Tus Maith Naionra)](/creche/square-one-tus-maith-naionra-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 29 January 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Square One Creche Preschool](/creche/square-one-creche-preschool-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 31 July 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Talbots Gate Childcare and Early Learning Centre Limited](/creche/talbots-gate-childcare-and-early-learning-centre-limited-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 17 April 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| [The Growing Patch Childcare Centre](/creche/the-growing-patch-childcare-centre-kilkenny.md) Full Day | Kilkenny | 20 March 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| [The Learning Tree](/creche/the-learning-tree-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 11 July 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [The Montessori Academy and Afterschool Club](/creche/the-montessori-academy-and-afterschool-club-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 11 March 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [The Rower Pre-School](/creche/the-rower-pre-school-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 29 April 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [The Village Childcare & Community Services](/creche/the-village-childcare-community-services-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 10 November 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Tiddlywinks Creche](/creche/tiddlywinks-creche-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 22 April 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Tiddlywinks Too](/creche/tiddlywinks-too-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 22 October 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Tiny Tots Paradise Ltd](/creche/tiny-tots-paradise-ltd-kilkenny.md) Full Day | Kilkenny | 17 July 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| [Twinkles Creche & Montessori](/creche/twinkles-creche-montessori-kilkenny.md) Sessional | Kilkenny | 19 February 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| [Kilmacow Montessori School](/creche/kilmacow-montessori-school-kilmacow.md) Sessional | Kilmacow | 11 June 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Giant Steps Montessori](/creche/giant-steps-montessori-kilmanagh.md) Sessional | Kilmanagh | 19 June 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Lisdowney Montessori Play & Learn](/creche/lisdowney-montessori-play-learn-lisdowney.md) Part Time | Lisdowney | 9 January 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| [Little Mischief Day Nursery & Montessori Mooncoin](/creche/little-mischief-day-nursery-montessori-mooncoin-mooncoin.md) Full Day | Mooncoin | 14 April 2025 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| [Mullinavat Preschool Playgroup](/creche/mullinavat-preschool-playgroup-mullinavat.md) Sessional | Mullinavat | 16 September 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Smarties Montessori](/creche/smarties-montessori-mullinavat.md) Part Time | Mullinavat | 4 March 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Step By Step Crèche](/creche/step-by-step-creche-paulstown.md) Sessional | Paulstown | 26 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Clever Clogs Afterschool](/creche/clever-clogs-afterschool-piltown.md) School Age Service | Piltown | 10 March 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Happy Days Montessori](/creche/happy-days-montessori-piltown.md) Sessional | Piltown | 17 February 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Little Mischief Day Nursery & Montessori Piltown](/creche/little-mischief-day-nursery-montessori-piltown-piltown.md) Full Day | Piltown | 9 June 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [Little Stars Preschool Piltown](/creche/little-stars-preschool-piltown-piltown.md) Sessional | Piltown | 9 February 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Skough Hill Playgroup](/creche/skough-hill-playgroup-piltown.md) Sessional | Piltown | 17 November 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Green Acres](/creche/green-acres-slieverue.md) Sessional | Slieverue | 18 February 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [Slieverue Community Play Group Ltd.](/creche/slieverue-community-play-group-ltd-slieverue.md) Sessional | Slieverue | 11 September 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [First Impressions](/creche/first-impressions-stoneyford.md) Sessional | Stoneyford | 19 February 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [From Home 2 Home](/creche/from-home-2-home-thomastown.md) Sessional | Thomastown | 30 April 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Jerpoint Montessori](/creche/jerpoint-montessori-thomastown.md) Sessional | Thomastown | 3 December 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| [Thomastown Community Kindergarten](/creche/thomastown-community-kindergarten-thomastown.md) Sessional | Thomastown | 19 January 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Thomastown Creche & Montessori](/creche/thomastown-creche-montessori-thomastown.md) Sessional | Thomastown | 27 March 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| [Urlingford Community](/creche/urlingford-community-urlingford.md) Sessional | Urlingford | 25 June 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Urlingford Pre-School for Little Learners](/creche/urlingford-pre-school-for-little-learners-urlingford.md) Sessional | Urlingford | 10 February 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Nature Explorers Pre-school](/creche/nature-explorers-pre-school-via-borris.md) Sessional | Via Borris | 10 June 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Non-compliances in this county, by regulation

- [Regulation 9](/regulation/9/kilkenny.md) — Management and Recruitment
- [Regulation 10](/regulation/10/kilkenny.md) — Policies, Procedures etc. of Pre-school service
- [Regulation 15](/regulation/15/kilkenny.md) — Record of Pre-school Child
- [Regulation 16](/regulation/16/kilkenny.md) — Record in Relation to Pre-School Service
- [Regulation 17](/regulation/17/kilkenny.md) — Information for parents
- [Regulation 19](/regulation/19/kilkenny.md) — Health, Welfare and Development of Child
- [Regulation 20](/regulation/20/kilkenny.md) — Facilities for Rest and Play
- [Regulation 21](/regulation/21/kilkenny.md) — Equipment and Materials
- [Regulation 22](/regulation/22/kilkenny.md) — Food and Drink
- [Regulation 23](/regulation/23/kilkenny.md) — Safeguarding Health, Safety and Welfare of Child
- [Regulation 24](/regulation/24/kilkenny.md) — Checking in and out and record of attendance
- [Regulation 25](/regulation/25/kilkenny.md) — First aid
- [Regulation 26](/regulation/26/kilkenny.md) — Fire safety measures
- [Regulation 29](/regulation/29/kilkenny.md) — Premises

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11