Bright Beginnings

Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

• General Safety: 1. A radiator that was easily accessible to children in the log cabin room had a surface temperature of 61°C at 10:50am. An Immediate Action Notice was issued to the registered provider on day of inspection. It is acknowledged when the inspector informed the registered provider of the risk to children, the heating system was turned off and children were kept away from that area of the care room. At 11am, the inspector recorded a surface temperature of 34°C. 2. The main external door to the service was not appropriately secured when the inspector arrived at the service. This posed a risk as a child could exit the service unsupervised and unauthorised access to the service was not restricted. Signage was in place in the service to remind staff to secure the door, however this was ineffective as the door was unsecured. This issue was identified on the last inspection 04 May 2022. The registered provider stated in their corrective and preventive action response that the main external door would be secured as well as the hallway door that was situated between the sanitary area/care room and the main external door, however this was not the case on this inspection. 3. A blind cord was not secured in the main care room and was accessible to the children if they climbed on furniture. This posed a risk of strangulation to the children. It is acknowledged when the inspector informed the registered provider the staff acted to secure the cord out of reach of children. Infection Control: 4. Perishable foods such as yoghurts, meat and cheese sandwiches from the children’s lunches were not placed in a refrigerator. This posed a risk to the children. Action submitted by the Registered Provider