Art Mooney Childcare, Castleblayney — inspection reports and findings

Sessional · 1 - 6 Years · Castleblayney, Monaghan · Tusla ID TU2015MN002 · Registered since 1 January 2026

An inspection records what inspectors saw on one day; services respond with corrective actions — how to read this.

No non-compliance recorded in this report.

• Two members of staff did not have a second written and validated reference. • One staff member did not have their second written reference validated. (d) One staff member who lived outside the Irish jurisdiction for a period of 6 months or more did not have international police vetting available for inspection

Provider's corrective action:

• A second reference has been obtained and validated for two staff members. • The reference for the other staff member was validated. (d) International police vetting has been obtained for one staff member. All required staff documents will be received and in place prior to new staff commencing employment. All staff files will be checked more carefully on a regular basis

General Safety: 1. In the Junior and Senior Preschool Rooms there were sharp edges on some of the brown shelving units and the “Creative Area” table. These are a potential injury hazard. 2. The large floor standing lamp in the back room of the Senior Preschool Room was unsecured and a potential impact hazard. Infection Control: 3. During nappy changing a staff member was observed not to wash both the child’s and their own hands after the nappy change. This is a cross contamination and infection control risk. 4. The nappy bin in the nappy changing area consisted of a handle operated appliance and was not a pedal operated lidded and lined bin. This is an infection control risk

Provider's corrective action:

Corrective & Preventive Action General Safety: 1. All sharp edges have been covered with safety protective corners. 2. The lamp has been removed from the room. Staff have been made aware of these risks and they will monitor this on a regular basis. Infection Control: 3. All staff wash the children’s hands and their own hands after nappy changing. Staff have been made aware of the infection control policy and also the nappy changing policy in relation to infection control and hand washing. 4. The nappy bin in the nappy changing area has been replaced with a pedal bin. Staff have been made aware of these risks and they will monitor this regularly

In the Senior Preschool Room the sofa was in disrepair and torn in areas at the seams which does not allow for effective cleaning

Provider's corrective action:

The sofa in our senior room has been removed and replaced with soft bean bags and cushions for the children to sit on. Staff have been made aware of this and are to do a more detailed inspection of the furnishings in their room

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 20, 25.

Art Mooney Childcare