Judge notes ‘draconian’ law could have seen Padraig O’Connor, operator of Little Puddles Childcare in Glenageary, lose registration if convicted
Counsel for Tusla said the childcare service Padraig O’Connor operated with his wife at their home was registered for school-age children but not as a preschool provider. Photograph: iStockA south Co Dublin childcare provider who became “aggressive” and obstructed a Tusla inspection has avoided a criminal record after agreeing to pay €2,000 towards the prosecution’s costs.
Judge Anthony Halpin noted on Monday that O’Connor complied with an order made three weeks ago to pay the sum towards prosecution costs. He then applied the Probation of Offenders Act, sparing the accused a recorded conviction. O’Connor was accused of obstructing or impeding a Tusla inspector and providing a preschool service while not being on the register of prescribed early years service providers. The prosecution stemmed from an inspection at Little Puddles Childcare, Glandore Park, Lower Mountdown Road, Glenageary on July 28th, 2022.
He said the childcare service O’Connor operated with his wife at their home was registered for school-age children but not as a preschool provider.
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