Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
General Safety: 1. The radiator temperature on one of the radiators located in the care room exceeded the recommended temperature of 50°C. A temperature of 54.8°C was recorded by the inspector. No children were observed to touch the radiator or go close to the radiator on the day of the inspection. However, this posed a potential risk of a child receiving a burn injury. It is acknowledged that the service took immediate action to rectify the non-compliance identified by reducing the radiator temperatures in the care room when the inspector brought the identified risk to their attention. Action submitted by the Registered Provider Corrective Action General Safety: 1. The registered provider has installed a new boiler and a new thermostat. Preventive Action: 1. The registered provider has set the thermostat at the correct temperature. Supporting documentation submitted General Safety: 1. Invoice for plumbing work carried out in service dated 11 December 2025. Summary Comment The inspector has reviewed the actions and evidence submitted. The non-compliance under Regulation 23 has been addressed
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 25, 26, 28.
(2)(a)(b) Two written references that were available for 2 staff members were not validated with the persons who provided the references
Provider's corrective action:
The references were confirmed by the person who provided them at the time, but I omitted to write this confirmation on each of the references. I have signed & dated the references now. Summary Comment The evidence submitted by the registered provider in relation to Regulation 9 – Management and recruitment has been reviewed and accepted
Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
(1)(a) A record was not maintained in the service of the name, position, qualifications, and experience of one employee in the service
Provider's corrective action:
An updated cv for the staff member has been provided and is now in her staff file
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 19, 23, 25, 26.