Creche Inspection Reports

Brighton Day Care

Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Dublin 6, Dublin · Tusla ID TU2015DY322 · Registered since 1 January 2026

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4published inspections
0non-compliances at latest report read
0immediate action notices
0registration conditions

Inspection of 10 November 2025 — Inspection Report

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No non-compliance recorded in this report.

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 22, 23.

Inspection of 19 March 2025 — Change in Circumstance

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No non-compliance recorded in this report.

Inspection of 6 August 2024 — Inspection Report

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Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

  • (d) The required police vetting was not available for two adults who had lived in another state for a period of longer than six consecutive months as adults
Provider's corrective action:
  • (d) Police vetting has been obtained for two new staff members. The Manager is now aware of the type of police vetting required and will make sure this is obtained before staff commence employment in the service

Regulation 22 — Food and drink

  • The registered provider did not ensure adequate food was provided for children who were attending for Full Day Care. Children attending on a full day care basis attend between 8.00am and 6.00pm each day. The service provided a pre-prepared hot meal between 11.30 am-12.30pm. At 2pm children were given a meal provided by parents including for example sandwiches, fruit, and yoghurt. Staff reported no other meals or snacks are provided. This is at variance with the Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Preschool services which recommends children are offered food every three hours and are offered 2 meals and 2 snacks whilst attending full day care. Children in Full Day Care that is, for more than five hours, should be offered at least two meals and two snacks
Provider's corrective action:
  • The creche provides dinner. Parents provide all snacks in the creche. The registered provider has asked all parents to provide extra snacks to be given in the morning and afternoon. Children are now offered a snack in the morning and in late afternoon. Parents are now providing more snacks that will be space out during the day. Parents are now providing more snacks that will be spaced out during the day

Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

  • General Safety: The following safety issues identified posed potential injury risks to children. 1. In the Pre-Montessori room there was no window opening restrictor on the window. The window was wide open and accessible to the children. 2. In the Wobbler room a cupboard beneath the sink was broken and hanging on the hinge. 3. In Montessori 1 room there was a lead from a phone charger on a window ledge and a wire hanging from a stereo behind the dress up within of the children. 4. In Montessori 3 a charger lead was within reach of children, hanging out of an extension lead on the counter in the room. 5. A wooden fence in the garden was loose and when moved nails were exposed. 6. Garda vetting disclosures available for three adults were not dated within the previous three years in adherence with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice ‘EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting’ Infection Control: 7. Nappy changing practice observed was inconsistent. Used gloves were not removed prior to dressing children and it was noted the correct nappy changing procedure was not displayed in all sanitary areas in the service posing an infection control risk. 8. In the Wobbler room and Junior Montessori rooms children’s hands were not washed prior to eating their lunch posing an infection control risk. 9. In the Pre Montessori room the food provided by parents for the afternoon was not stored in the refrigerator. These snacks included yogurts, cheese and cold meats. The temperature in the care room was 23.5 degrees Celsius during the morning posing a potential risk of food poisoning. 10. In the Wobbler and Junior Montessori room the covering on the child size sofas were torn and could not be cleaned effectively. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
  • General Safety: 1. Restrictors has now been placed on the windows in the Pre-Montessori Rooms. Staff will check weekly that all restrictors are working properly. 2.The Wobbler-Room cupboard has now been repaired. This will be checked daily. Staff will check all the presses weekly to ensure there is no broken hinges. 3.The phone charger from Montessori room has been removed. We have informed staff that their phone charger must be kept in the staff room. The stereo has been removed from the dress-up area. 4. The tablet lead has been relocated to a box where the charger lead will be contained in the box. The registered provider has informed all staff to keep tablets when charging up away from a level that children can reach and to plug out all chargers when they are not in use. 5.The wooden fence has now been repaired. Staff will do weekly safety-checks on the garden fence to ensure that nothing is lose or needing repair. 6. Re-Vetting has been done for the three adults. The registered provider will check our Garda Vetting dates to ensure that they have been applied for in the last three years and re-vet as needed. Infection Control: 7. We have retrained all our staff on the nappy changing procedure. We have displayed the correct nappy changing procedure in all the sanitary areas. Staff will have on-going training for the nappy changing procedure. 8. The registered provider has informed all staff members procedures for infection control. They have been informed that all children must wash their hands before having any meals. All children’s hands are washed before all meals in wobbler room and junior Montessori and all staff have been retrained in the importance of infection control. 9. In the Pre-Montessori room all snacks are now put into the fridge first thing in the morning on arrival. We will do ongoing training We had a meeting with the pre-Montessori new teachers on the importance that food must be placed on the fridge when the children arrive in the morning for food safety. This is now being done every day. 10. The wobbler room and Junior Montessori sofas have been replaced. Staff will check our sofas regularly to ensure there is no areas that are torn. They will be immediately replaced if they are in any way torn

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 25, 26.

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