Inspection of 10 December 2024 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. An immediate action notice was issued to the registered provider on day one of the inspection in relation to concerns under Regulation 23- Safeguarding the Health, Welfare and Development of child. A response which adequately addressed the concerns was received on 11th December 2024.
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (9)(3) The procedures specified in paragraph (2) were not carried out prior to the employment of one new staff member since the last inspection. A review of a staff file showed that a reference was verified after the persons start date
Provider's corrective action:
- Management will ensure validation before any new staff members begin
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. Radiators in the hall were accessible to children and had temperatures exceeding 50℃ which posed a risk of injury to the children. The following was observed at 9:58 am: • Radiator 1 - 56.2℃ • Radiator 2 - 53℃ • Radiator 3 - 55.2℃ An immediate action notice was issued. Fire Safety: 2. Attendance records were not maintained in a timely manner. At 9:39am a review of attendance records demonstrated that a child who was present in the service was not signed in. This posed a potential risk of hindering safe evacuation of the premises in the event of an emergency. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. Corrective action: As the radiators are in the main school building and not in our class, we are unable to adjust the main thermostats. Temporarily the class routine will be adjusted so the children will avail of the garden/outside area instead of the shared school hall during the scheduled hall time. This is a short-term measure. Thermometers will be ordered for temperature monitoring. Preventive action: Going forward, each morning we will check the radiator temperature and adjust manually each day if required. The radiators will be checked again prior to the children being brought out to the hall. This will be logged each time. If the temperature is correct, we will use the hall, if not we will use the outdoor space. Fire Safety: 2. Corrective and Preventive action: Management will ensure roll is filled in as each child arrives in the service
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 19, 25.