# Carleton Wharf Preschool, Cork — inspection reports and findings

> Carleton Wharf Preschool (Cork, Co. Cork): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Carleton Wharf Preschool

Part Time · 2 - 6 Years · Cork, Cork · Tusla ID **TU2021CC001** · Registered since 22 March 2024

An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md).

#### Inspection of 3 March 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- Whilst it was acknowledged that either the person in charge or the deputy was available throughout the period of inspection, review of the staff roster indicated that there were periods when neither the person in charge nor the deputy were working at the setting, as required. For example: • On Monday 24th, Wednesday 26th and Friday 28th February, the deputy did not commence work until 8.45am and the person in charge was rostered to begin at 9.00am on each of these days
- There were no records of validation available for the references held in respect of one adult. Six written and validated references were unavailable in respect of the three students. (d) The relevant police vetting was on file for the three adults who required this documentation. However, the police vetting for two of the adults had not been translated into English, by a reputable source of translation
- Evidence was unavailable to demonstrate that one of the adults had attained a minimum level 5 award in Early Childhood Care and Education

- In her written response, the registered provider stated that there will always be either a deputy manager, or a manager, available to open up with the staff member on duty. The deputy manager and the manager will split their hours to allow for this
- The validation records were submitted. The two Erasmus students finished working at the service at the end of the week of the inspection. It will be ensured that all references are on file, before students commence at the service. (d) The written reply stated that the students who the police vetting related to, finished working at the service the following week. Going forward, it will be ensured that police vetting will be translated into English
- This staff member has completed her training and is awaiting the certificate. It will be ensured that all staff records are on file

##### Regulation 25 — First aid

- (1) While it was acknowledged that there was a staff member trained in First Aid Response (FAR), the staff rosters reviewed demonstrated that this person was not available on a consistent basis. The adult who held FAR certification was rostered to work from 9.00am to 5.00pm daily, during the current and previous week. It was acknowledged that two other staff members held paediatric first aid certificates and that at least one of these adults was available when the FAR trained adult was not. However, a person trained in FAR is required to be available to the children at all times

- Two of the staff members have commenced the online section of the blended FAR training and the practical training day is being arranged. Once these staff members have completed the training, there will be three members of staff trained in FAR. This will ensure that a trained staff member will be available to the children at all times

##### Regulation not named in the report text

- Review of the children’s attendance records demonstrated that the service had been facilitating full day care hours, which it is not authorised to accommodate. As a registered part time service, Carleton Wharf Preschool can facilitate early years children to attend for up to five hours daily. • From a sample review of 4 weeks attendance records, between 20th and 31st January 2025 and 10th and 21st February 2025, there were 8 dates on which at least 1 child had remained at the setting for longer than 5 hours. The records indicated that five children in total had attended full day care hours, over the four week period. • It was also noted that the ECCE sessional hours in operation were at variance with the registered sessional hours, which were 8.20am to 11.20am and from 11.30am to 2.30pm. The sessional hours were found to be operating from 8.30am to 11.30am and from 11.30am to 2.30pm. The registered provider had not notified the Agency regarding these changes and was therefore operating outside of the service’s registration status. The issue of operating an unauthorised service type was found at the previous two inspections on 5 September 2023 and on 25 May 2021. Following the inspection on 5 September 2023, the issue was escalated to the Registration Office in relation to the breach of Regulation 8. On 4 October 2023, the registered provider submitted written confirmation that the service had reverted to providing part time care. However, this was not found to be the case

- The written reply from the registered provider stated that staff had omitted to sign out children after their ECCE session on the digital application. It also outlined that a proposed change in circumstances form was resubmitted to the CIC team, with the correct part time hours stated. The service has decided to reintroduce the manual write up of attendance records

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 20, 23, 28, 29.

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11