Inspection of 26 November 2024 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. Children were observed standing on timber beams and jumping into a hollow depleted earth, sand and stone gravel pit with irregular surfaces located in the outdoor play area. This is considered a potential safety hazard to the children in its present state. Infection Control: 2. In Room 1, in the children’s toilet facilities on day of inspection, the following was found: the water pressure was low in the three water taps present. There was no thermostatically controlled hot water available for hygienic hand washing in the stainless-steel wash hand basin during the morning and afternoon sessional service increasing the potential risk of cross infection. 3. In the children’s toilet facility beside room 1, the toilet flush mechanism in one of the children’s toilets was not in a proper state of repair and took a long time for the water to fill between toilet flushes. To prevent the potential risk of cross infection and taking into consideration the numbers of children in attendance each day in Room 1, children’s toilets require to be in a proper state of repair at all times during the hours of operation. Action submitted by the Registered Provider In the corrective and preventative response (CAPA) the following was stated:
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. The depleted construction play pit area has been refilled. The construction area will be periodically filled, and safety risk assessments will continue to be carried out on the area. Infection Control: 2. A plumber was called, and a decision was made to reduce the number of taps from three to two in the stainless-steel wash hand basin therefore increasing the water flow from both taps when children are hand washing. There is now thermostatically controlled hot water from the two water taps in the wash hand basin in the children’s toilet facility beside Room 1. Going forward the staff will check there is thermostatically controlled hot water during the morning and afternoon sessional service. 3. In the children’s toilet facility beside Room 1, a plumber came the following day and replaced the fluid master in the toilet. The toilet flush mechanism in one of the children’s toilets is now operating correctly
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 16, 19, 22, 25, 26, 28.