Opening a Daycare Center for Children in Ireland

Ireland offers a wide category of daycare centers for children that are created for specific types of services. Regardless of the type of services that will be offered by a daycare center business, investors who want to open a company in Ireland in this sector are required to comply with a variety of regulations and to obtain special business licenses and permits. Our team of specialists in company formation in Ireland can offer legal assistance on the rules of law that are applicable to this type of business. 

What are the main types of daycare center services in Ireland? 

• • full day care services – offered to babies, toddlers, pre-school and teenagers of up to 13-14 years old, who can be opened for more than 5 hours a day, but typically these companies can operate between 7  a.m. to 7 p.m.; 
• • part-time daycare services -  these companies provide their services for 3,5 - 5 hours a day;
• • seasonal services – generally available for pre-school children who spend at the daycare center less than 3,5 hours a day during a specific time of the year; 
• • childcare services for school age children – they offer their services to children in the hours before/after attending school, when the parents can’t take care of them and these centers usually provide catering services as well. 

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