Inspection of 17 February 2026 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. An Immediate Action Notice was issued to the person in charge on the day of inspection as three radiators in the care room were recorded to have a surface temperature of between 54.3°C and 55.9°C and this posed a burn risk to the children. It is acknowledged that the person in charge turned down the thermostat settings on the radiator on the day of inspection and informed the inspector that the setting would remain below 50°C in the future. The registered provider has put a plan in place to maintain the radiators at a lower thermostatic level. This was adequate to mitigate the risk. Further information can be found under
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General safety: On the day of inspection, three radiators in the care room were recorded to have a surface temperature of between 54.3°C and 55.9°C and this posed a burn risk to the children. It is acknowledged that the person in charge turned down the thermostat settings on the radiator on the day of inspection. An Immediate Action Notice was issued to the person in charge. It is acknowledged that the person in charge turned down the thermostat settings on the radiator on the day of inspection and informed the inspector that the setting would remain below 50°C in the future. The registered provider has put a plan in place to maintain the radiators at a lower thermostatic level. Action submitted by the Registered Provider The following response was received from the registered provider:
Provider's corrective action:
- General safety: The thermostat was turned down on the day of inspection. A new check sheet has been introduced to ensure the temperatures remain below 50°C
Regulation 29 — Premises
- (d) One window in the care room was observed to have cobwebs with flies attached. It is acknowledged that cleaning records were available and the windows were recorded to be cleaned on the 13 February 202 6, however effective cleaning had not taken place. The lack of cleaning posed a risk of infection to both staff and children
Provider's corrective action:
- The following response was received from the registered provider: Corrective and Preventive Action The windows were cleaned immediately. A notice was put in place to remind staff to sign only when cleaning was completed. Windows are to be cleaned monthly
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 10, 11, 16, 19, 21, 24, 26.