Inspection of 28 July 2025 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. An Immediate Action Notice (IAN) was issued on 29 July 2025 in relation to the absence of a Garda Vetting disclosure for one staff member. A response which mitigated the risk was received by the inspector on the 30 July 2025 and accepted.
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (2)(c) A Garda Vetting disclosure was not available for one staff member. An Immediate Action (IAN) notice was issued on the 29 July 2025
Provider's corrective action:
- (2)(c) The registered provider removed the staff member from working with the children in the service and provided written confirmation of these actions. The Garda vetting disclosure was subsequently submitted. As a preventive action the registered provider stated upon recruitment potential employees will be made aware that a delay with their garda vetting may lead to a delay in their start. Offers of Employment and Contracts will have this clause included in them
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Safe Sleep: 1. The temperature of the room whilst children slept was not maintained between 18 to 22°C in line with Tusla’s safe sleep guidelines for children over 12 months old. At 12.58 the temperature of the main room whilst six children slept was 22.9°C. After informing a staff member and the person in charge, the window and back door were opened. At 13.20 the temperature had reduced to 22.7°C. The reduction in temperature was not sufficient to bring it in line with the recommend safe sleep temperatures for children over 12 months of between 18 to 22°C. General Safety 2. The service did not demonstrate compliance with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice requiring services to renew Garda vetting every three years for the staff members. Of the eight staff members working at the last inspection, one did not have a renewed Garda Vetting disclosure in place. This was a non-compliance at the last inspection in July 2024 and their preventive action as stated by the registered provider was not sufficient to prevent the non-compliance reoccurring
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective & Preventive Action Safe Sleep: 1. The registered provider stated that they had purchased a floor standing fan and staff complete temperature checks. General Safety: 2. The registered provider submitted the renewed Garda Vetting disclosure. The registered provider also stated they had updated their electronic application to ensure that renewal of disclosures was tracked
Regulation 25 — First aid
- (1) The registered provider did not ensure that a person trained in First Aid Responder (FAR) was available to the children attending the service at all times. On the day of the inspection children were in attendance from 7.30am, however a staff member with FAR did not start until 8.30am. Following the previous inspection in July 2024 the registered provider had obtained First Aid Responder (FAR) training for a current staff member. However, the two staff members with FAR available did not cover the opening hours of the service when the children were in attendance. (2) (b) A review of the materials in the First Aid kit did not demonstrate there was a sufficient number of in date products to provide First Aid care for example a number of triangular bandages
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) The registered provider submitted the FAR certificate for another staff member. They stated that a FAR trained staff member will open and close the service and submitted a roster. (2) (b) The registered provider submitted photographs of new first aid kit and stated they would be replaced every two years
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 22, 27.