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Child Care Regulations

Regulations governing pre-school services are formulated, monitored and implemented by the Child Welfare and Policy Unit of the Office of the Minister for Children.

Download a copy of the Child Care Regulations

Download a copy of the Irish version of Child Care Regulations

Any queries on inspections of childcare facilities should be made directly to the Pre-School Offices of the Health Service Executive (HSE) listed below.

HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE PRE-SCHOOL OFFICES

Southern Region
County		Address	Telephone	Fax
Kilkenny/Carlow		Pre-School Officer Community Care Centre James's Green Kilkenny	056 778 4602	056 772 3529
Tipperary South		Pre-School Officer 34 Queen Street Clonmel Co. Tipperary	052 70931/ 29276
Waterford		Pre-School Officer Community Care Centre Cork Road Waterford	051 842897
Wexford		Pre-School Officer Local Health Office George's Street Wexford Town	053 912 3522 Ext. 358/333	053 912 1842
Cork		HSE Southern Pre-Schools Office Pre-School Inspection Team Floor 2 Abbeycourt House George's Quay Cork	021 492 3884	021 492 3953
Cork		North Lee Community Services Area Pre-School Inspection Team Floor 2 Abbeycourt House George’s Quay Cork	021 492 3826	021 492 3953
Cork		South Lee Community Services Area Pre-School Inspection Team Floor 2 Abbeycourt House George’s Quay Cork	021 492 3975	021 492 3953
Cork		North Cork Community Services Area Pre-School Inspection Team Gouldshill House Mallow Co. Cork	022 30200	022 30211
Cork		West Cork Community Services Area Pre-School Inspection Team Coolnagarrane Skibbereen Co. Cork	028 40490/ 598	028 40511
Kerry		Kerry Community Services Area Pre-School Inspection Team 19 Derry Street Tralee Co. Kerry	066 718 4911	066 718 4899
Western Region
County		Address	Telephone	Fax
Sligo/Leitrim/West Cavan		Pre-School Services Health Service Executive County Markievicz House Sligo	071 915 5100 Ext. 5346/5286	071 915 5131
Donegal		Pre-School Services Health Service Executive County Clinic St. Conal's Hospital Letterkenny Co. Donegal	074 912 3669	074 912 2592
Galway		Early Child Care Services 8B Liosbán Industrial Estate Tuam Road Galway	091 771928/ 47	091 735701
Mayo		Early Child Care Services 2nd Floor, Mill Lane Bridge Street Castlebar Co. Mayo	094 903 4776	094 903 4815
Roscommon		Early Child Care Services Abbeytown House Abbey Street Roscommon	0906 626732	0906 626766
Tipperary North		Pre-School Inspection & Information Services Health Service Executive Annbrook Limerick Road Nenagh Co. Tipperary	067 38308	067 38301
Clare		Pre-School Inspection & Information Services Health Service Executive River House Gort Road Ennis Co. Clare	065 686 3902	065 686 3983
Limerick		Pre-School Inspection & Information Services Health Service Executive 87 O’Connell Street Limerick	061 483591	061 483365
North-East Region
County	Address		Telephone	Fax
Meath	Pre-School Officer Family Resource Centre Health Service Executive Commons Road Navan Co. Meath		046 907 4431	046 907 3183
Louth	Pre-School Officer Health Service Executive The Ramparts Dundalk Co. Louth		042 938 9623	042 938 9184
Cavan/Monaghan	Pre-School Officer Pre-School Services Primary Care PCCC Services Local Health Office Rooskey Monaghan Town		046 30400	047 77908
Mid-Leinster Region
County	Address		Telephone	Fax
Laois/Offaly	HSE Pre-School Services Harbour Street Tullamore Co. Offaly		057 932 8110	057 932 8107
Longford/Westmeath	Pre-School Services Office Marlinstown Business Park Springfield Co. Westmeath		044 933 6070	044 933 6077
Kildare/West Wicklow	Pre-School Officer Area 9 Poplar House Poplar Square Naas Co. Kildare		045 873241	045 879225
East Wicklow	Pre-School Officer Area 10 Loughlinstown Health Centre Loughlinstown Drive Loughlinstown Dublin 18		01 282 2122	01 282 1594
Dublin Region
Area	Address		Telephone	Fax
Area 1	Pre-School Officer Loughlinstown Health Centre Loughlinstown Drive Loughlinstown Dublin 18		01 282 2122	01 282 1594
Areas 2 & 3	Pre-School Officer The Maltings Business Park 54-55 Marrowbone Lane Dublin 8		01 454 4733	01 454 4827
Areas 4 & 5	Pre-School Officer Community Services Cherry Orchard Hospital Ballyfermot Dublin 10		01 620 6323/ 092	01 620 6358
Area 6	Pre-School Officer Local Health Office North-West Dublin Rathdown Road Dublin 7		01 882 5164	01 882 5168
Area 7	Pre-School Officer Local Health Office North West Dublin Rathdown Road Dublin 7		01 882 5164	01 882 5168
Area 8	Pre-School Officer The Cottage 2 Church Road Swords Co. Dublin		01 840 2835	01 890 1636

Child Care Regulations

Southern Region

Western Region

North-East Region

Mid-Leinster Region

Dublin Region