Inspection of 21 November 2024 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Infection Control: 1. A cloth towel was provided in the sanitary accommodation of the service and children were observed using this towel to dry their hands rather than using paper towel. This posed a risk of cross-infection for children attending the service
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated the following corrective actions and preventive actions have been undertaken: Corrective Action 1. To correct the non-compliance in relation to the use of a hand towel in the children’s bathroom, the manager has ensured their tissue dispenser is full throughout the day and that no hand towel is present for use as an alternative in the bathroom. Preventive Action 1. To ensure that each team member remains vigilant with this, the manager updated their toilet cleaning sheets to reflect the requirement for the paper towels to be filled as needed. This is to be checked throughout each session and signed by the team member
Regulation 25 — First aid
- (1) No staff member employed in the service held in-date First Aid Response (FAR) training. However, it is acknowledged that all 4 staff members employed in the service held in-date paediatric first aid training
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated the following corrective actions and preventive actions have been undertaken: Corrective Action (1) To correct the non -compliance in relation to the absence of a FAR trained team member manager, the has been in touch with a relevant training company to organise a training date for each of the current service team to complete their FAR training. In the interim two managers are FAR trained, both outside of ratio and available to the premises. Preventive Action (1) Ensuring that rosters adequately consider and action the need for a FAR trained person to always be on site as a priority. This will be achieved through training each team member as soon as possible as highlighted above
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15, 19, 24, 26, 28.