Inspection of 26 February 2026 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. An immediate action notice was issued to the registered provider on 10th March 2026 in relation to no Garda Vetting available for one staff member. Please see body of the report for more detail. Part III – Management and Staff
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- • No references from either previous employers or (b) from reputable sources was on file for two staff members. (c) • An immediate action notice was issued to the registered provider on 10th March 2026 in relation to no Garda Vetting available for one staff member. An adequate response was received from the registered provider on 11th March 2026. The required Garda vetting was received by the inspector on 11th March 2026
Provider's corrective action:
- All references have been received from reputable sources and verified by the Childcare Manager. The Childcare manager will use the Referee Verification form for every new staff member, student, volunteer in the future. (c) Garda vetting (dated 05/04/2025) was sent to inspectorate. A reminder is set for 3 months in advance of all staff member’s Garda Vetting expiry dates
Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- 1. Details were not sufficiently recorded for accidents, injuries or incidents involving preschool children attending the service. Signatures from either staff members completing the incident reports or parents/ guardians, were missing from several incident reports reviewed on the day of inspection. 2. The Inspectorate must be notified of a diagnosis of an infectious disease in a child attending the service, or the diagnosis of an infectious disease in an employee, an unpaid worker, a contractor, or any other person working in the service. One case regarding a diagnosis of strep throat was not notified to the inspectorate. It is acknowledged that following inspection, it was subsequently notified to the inspectorate on 27th of February 2026
Provider's corrective action:
- 1. The service went through all the accident books and dated and signed where possible. Any remaining gaps are from parents whose children have left the service. All staff have been informed that all sections of the accident forms must be completed in full. In addition, the Childcare Manager will double check this before she signs them. 2. The service notified the Inspectorate of the case of Strep Throat the day after our inspection. The service printed off the notifiable diseases from the HSE website. The service is now clear as to which diseases are required to be notified
Regulation 19 — Health, welfare, and development of child
- (19) Clean and safe drinking water was not always available and accessible to children in year two room
Provider's corrective action:
- The bottles are now more accessible to the children on a trolley in the playroom. All staff members have been reminded that the water bottles must not be stored in the fridges. They have to be freely accessible to the children at all times
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety, and welfare of child
- General Safety: • Garda vetting was available for 16 staff members. However, 1 vetting disclosure was not dated within the previous three years in adherence to with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice ‘EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting’. Infection Control: • Two, foot pedal operated bins were broken in the year one room sanitary area. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: Garda Vetting was applied for on the 9th of February. The service is still waiting for it to come through. The service have reminders set for 3 months in advance of all staff members Garda Vetting. Infection Control: The broken bins were replaced the evening of our inspection. Any broken bins are to be reported to the Childcare Manager and they will replace them straight away
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 25, 26, 28.