Inspection of 5 February 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: The most recent Garda vetting disclosure presented in respect of three staff members was not dated within the previous three years in adherence with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice ‘EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting’. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 2023 disclosures submitted to the clearing agency were not in the staff members files and could not be located. The service has now submitted an application to the Garda National Bureau to obtain a vetting number for the service as per the new protocols. As soon as this number is received by the service all staff garda vetting will be updated and reviewed. To ensure that this oversight does not occur all garda vetting will now be renewed on an annual basis in September of each year-when staff return following the summer break. Copies of all the disclosures will be personally put into staff files by the deputy manager and additional copies kept by the manager in the administration files
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- There was no up to date maintenance record to indicate that the smoke alarms and firefighting equipment were operational and maintained in the service. The most recent record was dated November 2023
Provider's corrective action:
- The fire service company were contacted on the 08/02/2025 and servicing and testing of the fire detection and alarm system was carried out in the service on the 10/02/2025. Testing on the fire extinguishers and smoke alarm is carried out annually in the service by the company. On this occasion there was a misunderstanding regarding the renewal date for retesting. The childcare service has been in contact with the company who have agreed to pre-arrange annual date for re testing of the extinguishers and smoke alarms
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15, 16, 19, 24, 25, 27, 28.