Busy Little Bees

Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

• General Safety: 1. Fire safe window restrictors were not fitted to the windows in the care rooms and sanitary areas to prevent the unsupervised exit of a child or the unauthorised entry to the service. 2. There was a gap observed in the plasterboard at the top of the plug socket and electric switch socket located beside each other in Preschool room 2. These sockets were accessible to the children and required to be sealed to prevent a child trapping their fingers in the gap. 3. The door on cupboard under sink unit in the sanitary area used by Preschool room 2 was observed to be hanging by one hinge when opened. This could cause injury to a child if they opened the door and it detached from the remaining hinge. 4. The door on the cupboard under sink in the sanitary area used by Preschool room 2 was not secured . An unlabelled tub of cream and a container of mediated powder for nappy rash were a ccessible to a preschool child and could cause harm if ingested. Infection Control: 5. A roll of paper towel was placed on the sink in the sanitary area used by Preschool room 2 and on the work surface in the care rooms. They required to be placed in a dispenser for hygienic dispensing for infection control purposes. Action submitted by the Registered Provider