# Early StarT Education Preschool, Limerick — inspection reports and findings

> Early StarT Education Preschool (Limerick, Co. Limerick): what Tusla inspections found — 3 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Early StarT Education Preschool

Part Time · 2 - 6 Years · Limerick, Limerick · Tusla ID **TU2015LK064** · Not Registered - Closed since 1 January 2023

An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md).

#### Inspection of 19 November 2024 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- (9)(4) Two staff working directly with the children attending the service did not have awards in early childhood care and education on the national qualifications framework or did not have a qualification deemed to be equivalent

- The service aims to employ early years qualified staff however this is not always possible as all staff need a teaching council number and require a level 8 qualification for the dept of education. There are currently 3 staff that have a childcare level 8 qualification where there are only 6 children enrolled. The registered provider aims to employ level 8 childcare qualified staff. When an advertisement is placed for new staff, this is a requirement

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28.

#### Inspection of 22 March 2022 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

No non-compliance recorded in this report.

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 23, 25, 26.

#### Inspection of 16 March 2021 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

No non-compliance recorded in this report.

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 10, 11, 15, 19, 23, 32.

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