Babes in the Wood Creche, Dublin 10 — inspection reports and findings

Full Day · 0 - 6 Years · Dublin 10, Dublin · Tusla ID TU2015DY387 · Registered since 1 January 2026

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

General Safety: 1. The lock on a fridge in the baby room was open. The fridge contained items of food and over the counter medication. This was highlighted to a staff member, and the lock was closed immediately. 2. Phone cords were not safely secured and out of reach of children. The cords of the phones in the ECCE room and Wobbly 2 room were within reach of children. Inadequate safety measures pose a risk to children’s safety. Infection Control: 3. A sofa used by the children in the Wobbly 2 room was observed to be heavily soiled, posing the risk of the spread of infection within the care environment. Safe Sleep: 4. Safe sleep practices were not adhered to in the Wobbly 1 room. A child under the age of two was observed sleeping on a low-level stackable bed. In addition, there was no sleep plan available. This practice poses a risk to the child’s safety, as it does not align with current safe sleep guidelines for children under 24 months. Action submitted by the Registered Provider

Provider's corrective action:

General Safety: 1. The importance of ensuring that safety procedures are followed was discussed with the Baby room team and addressed with all staff during a staff meeting. 2. The phone cords have been safely secured out of reach of children and staff members have been reminded to look out for hazards in the care rooms and report them to management immediately. Infection Control: 3. The sofa was immediately removed and disposed of. Staff members were reminded to report any areas of concern to management. Safe Sleep: 4. Cots will be provided for all children under two years of age. All staff members have been made aware of the procedures to ensure measures are taken to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of children attending the service, and that the environment is safe

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 21.

(b)-(h) One child’s registration record did not have the particulars for sections b – h. (e) Names and contact details of other adults authorised to collect one further child were not recorded. (h) Immunisation details were not recorded for two further children

Provider's corrective action:

All files have been reviewed and updated with the information that was not provided. All files of new children will be checked thoroughly prior to admission of the child/children. Manager and deputy manager is obliged to verify all information provided by parents and complete data in the event when parents omit anything

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 16, 23.

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