Inspection of 9 September 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (h) The children’s varied departure times were not recoded on the day of the inspection until all the children had left the service. Not accurately recording the departure times for children poses a safety risk to children in the event of a fire evacuation
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) (h) The service had a staff meeting and discussed the consequences of not recording the children’s exact home time. Everybody has taken responsibility to ensure that one staff member has the attendance books morning and evening
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. There were low level loose cables accessible to the children in the Paw Patrol room posing a risk of injury to children. 2. There were plastic bags accessible on a low-level shelving unit in the children’s toilet in the Minion room posing a risk of injury to children. Outdoor Play area 3. The following were accessible to the children as observed during the inspection, posing a risk of injury to the children: - • chairs stacked on top of each other • loose sheets of timber • unsecured bait boxes • briars protruding from the hedging • an unsecured water hose reel • a broken plastic play kitchen • compost bins • a brown bin with an unclean red bag inside with food waste. Infection Control: 4. Staff were observed not to wash their hands after wiping children’s noses and disposing of the used tissues in the bin posing a risk of cross infection. Administration of Medication: 5. There was no parental written consent on file as is required to give prescription emergency medication in the event it was needed for 2 children attending the service, posing a risk of illness to children in the event the emergency medication was required. 6. There was no care plan on file in respect of emergency medication administration for 1 child attending the service posing a risk of illness to the child in the event the emergency medication was required. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. These cables are enow secured with cable ties. Multiple packets of cable ties are available in the setting to ensure the cables are secured at all times. 2. The shelving unit with the plastic bags has been replaced with a large plastic box. The staff will always ensure that plastic bags are secured. 3. The stacked chairs and loose sheets of timber have been removed. • The bait box company secured the bait boxes. • The briars have been trimmed. • The unsecured water hose is covered by a mud kitchen and no longer accessible to the children. • The broken plastic kitchen has been removed. • The refuse company was contacted to remove the compost bins and the red bag has been disposed of safely. Infection Control: 4. The issue of staff not washing their hands after wiping children’s noses has been highlighted in a staff meeting and all staff are aware of appropriate hand washing. Administration of Medication: 5. The parental consent was obtained. 6. The care plan was obtained
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 25, 28, 29.