Inspection of 22 January 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (b) Review of the staff roster and discussion with the service manager confirmed that there were periods during the hours of operation when neither the person in charge nor the deputy were present at the setting, as required. The manager’s rostered hours of work for the current week were from 9.00am to 3.00pm and the inspector was informed that the deputy was based at another childcare service for the week, to cover staff absences
- (d) The available police vetting in respect of one of the adults had not been translated into English, by a reputable source of translation
Provider's corrective action:
- (b) The response outlined that when the service manager or the deputy are not present, two lead educators are trained to facilitate an inspection and carry out the duties of the person in charge. This is in place with immediate effect. Going forward, it will be ensured that a person in charge is present at all times during opening hours
- (d) The police vetting for the staff member in question has since been translated. As a preventive measure, it will be ensured that all staff members who require police vetting will have their documents translated into English
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Infection Control: 1. Thirteen of the 19 cot mattresses in use across the 3 sleep rooms were not waterproof or fitted with waterproof mattress protectors, as required to reduce the risk of cross infection. Safe Sleep: 2. The air temperature within the Snowdrop sleep room was not consistently maintained within the recommended limit, for safe sleep practice. An air temperature of 21.10C was recoded at 11.10am, while this sleep room was occupied by a sleeping child, aged under 12 months. The required temperature range for this age group is 160C to 200C. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- Infection Control: 1. The response stated that all 13 mattresses have been fitted with new waterproof mattress protectors. As a preventive measure, monthly checks will take place to inspect cots. It will be ensured that cots are clean, that mattresses are protected and that there are no rips or tears. Safe Sleep: 2. The written reply stated that the air temperature will be controlled by regular ventilation. The air temperature will be checked before each sleep time and the sleep room will be ventilated, to ensure the correct air temperature is maintained
Regulation 25 — First aid
- A FAR trained adult was not consistently available to the children, during the service’s operational hours. The adult who held FAR certification was rostered to work from 9.00am to 3.00pm daily, during the current week. It was acknowledged that nine other staff members held paediatric first aid certificates, however, a FAR trained adult is required to be available to the children at all times
- Insufficient first aid supplies were maintained. There were no sterile eye pad dressings available and the small supply of various sized wound dressings were noted to be out of date
Provider's corrective action:
- Two additional staff members have been booked to attend a FAR training course, beginning on 11 February 2025. It will be ensured that a FAR trained adult is on the premises at all times during the hours of operation
- The first aid cabinets have been checked and replenished. As a preventive measure, first aid cabinets will be checked fortnightly, to ensure that adequate supplies are available at all times
Found compliant: Regulation 10, 11, 16, 19, 22.