# Ballinkillen Pre School, Bagenalstown — inspection reports and findings > Ballinkillen Pre School (Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Ballinkillen Pre School Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Bagenalstown, Carlow · Tusla ID **TU2016CW002** · Registered since 1 January 2026 An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md). #### Inspection of 7 December 2023 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) **Immediate action notice.** An Immediate Action Notice was issued to the registered provider on the day of inspection in relation to ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - There were four written references on file for two staff members that were not validated. All written references are required to be validated prior to staff starting work in a service - There was one reference which had been received over the phone. All references for staff are required to be validated prior to staff starting work in the service - The four written references are now validated and available on file in the service. The registered provider will ensure all staff will have written and validated references available on file in the service prior to commencing employment in the service going forward ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - The door from the community centre was not secured on arrival to the service. An immediate action notice was issued to the provider on the day of inspection. It is acknowledged that the registered provider responded promptly with a plan to address the security of the service in consultation with the fire officer - The water flowing from the taps in the toilets was recorded at 480C on the day of inspection. This posed a risk of scalding to the children attending the service. This non-compliance was included in the immediate action notice issued to the registered provider on the day of inspection. It is acknowledged that the registered provider responded promptly with a plan to address the issue of the excessively hot water flowing from the taps in the toilets. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - The registered provider consulted with the fire officer. A contractor was employed to carry out work to the door to ensure the service was secure while also compliant with the fire officer’s recommendations - The thermostat has been repaired. Staff have added the checking of the water temperature daily to their risk assessment when opening the service in the morning ##### Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures - (b) There was no record available of the annual maintenance of the firefighting equipment and the smoke alarm in the service - A record of the annual maintenance of the fire equipment dated July 2023 was received by the inspector. The smoke alarm in the service was last serviced in September 2023. Summary Comment The response and evidence received is satisfactory to meet the requirements of The Childcare Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016 Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 25. ### Other services in Carlow - [Ballon Rathoe Community childcare Facility LTD](/creche/ballon-rathoe-community-childcare-facility-ltd-ballon.md) Ballon - [Borris Community Playschool Ltd](/creche/borris-community-playschool-ltd-borris.md) Borris - [Clareville Montessori School](/creche/clareville-montessori-school-carlow.md) Carlow - [Hills of Tullow Playschool](/creche/hills-of-tullow-playschool-tullow.md) Tullow - [Little Stars Childcare](/creche/little-stars-childcare-carlow.md) Carlow - [Absolute Beginners Crèche](/creche/absolute-beginners-creche-tullow.md) Tullow - [Tots Corner Playgroup](/creche/tots-corner-playgroup-graiguecullen.md) Graiguecullen - [Rathoe Community Childcare Company Limited by Guarantee](/creche/rathoe-community-childcare-company-limited-by-guarantee-rathoe.md) Rathoe - [Kloyda Montessori School](/creche/kloyda-montessori-school-bennekerry.md) Bennekerry - [Stay and Play Afterschool](/creche/stay-and-play-afterschool-killerig.md) Killerig [Alert me when a new report is published](/help.md) · [Dated report on this service — €19](/report.md) --- Página: https://creche-inspection-reports.pages.dev/creche/ballinkillen-pre-school-bagenalstown/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11